How Do You Treat Intermittent Claudication?
Intermittent claudication is the medical term for the leg and buttock symptoms individuals experience when they develop peripheral arterial disease in their lower extremities. Generally individuals with peripheral arterial disease complain of vague pain, cramping and fatigue which consistently occurs with walking. Intermittent claudication pain gradually resolves after several minutes of rest. Intermittent claudication is never normal and should always be evaluated by a doctor. Typically intermittent claudication and peripheral arterial disease occur in middle aged adults. As blockages in the leg blood vessels slowly worsen leg muscles downstream from the blockages fail to receive adequate amounts of blood and oxygen from the heart; the result is intermittent claudication. How can you best treat intermittent claudication? To treat intermittent claudication stop smoking now! Smokers have a ten times greater risk for developing intermittent claudication than non-smokers. To treat intermi
