Legs Matter: Raising the Standard of Lower Limb and Foot Health
In Partnership with the British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO)
The Legs Matter coalition is a national campaign that brings together healthcare organisations, professional bodies, and patient advocates with one shared goal: to improve awareness, understanding, and treatment of lower leg and foot conditions. These conditions are often overlooked, underdiagnosed, and under-treated, resulting in preventable complications and long-term harm for thousands of individuals across the UK.
The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) is proud to be an affiliated partner of the Legs Matter campaign. As the professional body representing those who specialise in restoring mobility and function for individuals with limb loss and musculoskeletal conditions, BAPO recognises the critical importance of proactive lower limb care.
Through this partnership, BAPO is committed to advocating for earlier recognition, better education, and more effective interventions in leg and foot health. Together, we aim to reduce harm, improve patient outcomes, and raise awareness of the essential role prosthetists and orthotists play in delivering specialist care to those with complex lower limb conditions.
Share Your Impact
BAPO members are encouraged to showcase how their clinical practice contributes to the aims of the Legs Matter campaign. Whether you are providing preventative care, managing chronic wounds, supporting mobility, or addressing complications related to vascular or diabetic conditions, your work is making a difference.
📧 If you would like to share a case study or example of your contribution, please contact: enquiries@bapo.com
📎 Learn more about the campaign at: https://www.legsmatter.org
Dr Nicky Eddison, Chair, BAPO
“BAPO recognises that there is a hidden harm crisis in leg and foot care. The Association welcomes the opportunity to collaborate and support the efforts of the Legs Matter campaign to help tackle this crisis. BAPO will actively campaign to make a positive difference to the outcomes for those whose health is affected.”
Peter Iliff, Former Chair, BAPO
“The Legs Matter campaign celebrates the people who are making a difference to end the hidden harm crisis in leg and foot care. The prosthetic and orthotic workforce plays a key role in lower limb health. That’s why it is important BAPO affiliates with this campaign and highlights the critical contributions of our profession.”
Why This Matters
Leg and foot health should never be treated as a low priority. Left unmanaged, common conditions such as venous insufficiency, diabetic foot ulcers, and peripheral arterial disease can result in significant patient harm, including pain, mobility loss, infection, and even amputation. Prosthetists and orthotists are positioned to detect early warning signs, implement effective interventions, and support long-term management of these conditions.
By supporting the Legs Matter campaign, BAPO reinforces its commitment to raising clinical standards, championing interdisciplinary care, and delivering better health outcomes for patients with lower limb conditions.