Claudication is a medical term that describes pain or cramping in the legs, typically caused by reduced blood flow. It can make it difficult to walk or exercise for a prolonged period.
Full definition
Guldager B, Jorgensen PJ, Grandjean P (1996) Metal excretion and magnesium retention in patients with
intermittent claudication treated with intravenous disodium EDTA.
Patients
with claudication experience significant functional disability often resulting in a sedentary lifestyle and reduced quality of life.
Guldager B, Jorgensen PJ, Grandjean P. Metal excretion and magnesium retention in patients with intermittent
claudication treated with intravenous disodium EDTA.
The overall goals of treating P.A.D. include reducing risk of heart attack and stroke; reducing symptoms
of claudication; improving mobility and overall quality of life; and preventing complications.
The authors report an atypical presentation of TA in a woman who presented with signs and symptoms of
limb claudication and mesenteric ischemia.
So if a plant based diet will help or «cure» intermittent
claudication what will it actually do to help lower back pain?
The phase 2, placebo - controlled study included 159 patients with
intermittent claudication (pain in leg muscles, aggravated by walking and caused by an insufficient supply of blood).
«The present study reopens the debate for revascularization in patients
with claudication, in particular in terms of an approach using endovascular revascularization first.
M.G. Myriam Hunink, M.D., Ph.D., of the Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and colleagues randomly assigned 212 patients with PAD and intermittent
claudication to endovascular revascularization plus supervised exercise (n = 106) or supervised exercise only (n = 106).
Intermittent
claudication is the classic symptomatic form of peripheral artery disease (PAD), affecting approximately 20 to 40 million people worldwide and increasing rapidly with the aging world population.
Intermittent
claudication is when blood flow disturbances in a limb causes pain, numbness, or coldness during physical activity.
«The improvement in a subset of secondary outcomes observed with GM - CSF suggests that GM - CSF may warrant further study in patients with
claudication.
Although not all studies agree, it may help treat dementia (including Alzheimer's disease) and intermittent
claudication, or poor circulation in the legs.
It is also helpful in dealing with ringing in ears, headaches, poor flow of blood, and
claudication, which is leg pain experienced when walking.
Cardiovascular conditions (angina, intermittent
claudication, arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, recovery from a heart attack, etc..)
Some individuals may not have enough L - carnitine also due to kidney or liver problems (L - carnitine is manufactured in these two organs), angina or intermittent
claudication.
They get «
claudication» symptoms in their calves or thighs / buttocks usually, similar to angina in the chest.
Phrases with «claudication»