Exercise Rehabilitation Programs for the Treatment of Claudication Pain

1995802 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Andrew W. Gardner · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Abstract

The optimal exercise program for improving claudication pain distances in patients with peripheral arterial disease uses intermittent walking to near-maximal pain during a program of at least 6 months. Such a program should be part of the standard medical care for patients with intermittent claudication.

Topics & Keywords

Peripheral Artery Disease Management Vascular Procedures and Complications Renal and Vascular Pathologies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 274, Issue 12, pp. 975-975

DOI: 10.1001/jama.1995.03530120067043

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