Article: The effect of exercises on walking distance of patients with intermittent claudication: a study of randomized clinical trials.(includes comment and author response)

This systematic review (meta-analysis) examines the effect of walking exercises in patients with intermittent claudication due to peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) in the lower extremities. Peripheral arterial occlusive disease in the lower extremities is diagnosed on the basis of the patient's medical history an physical examination in addition to tests such as Doppler (pulsations) and treadmill tests.[1] Intermittent claudication is characterized by absence of pain or discomfort in a limb when at rest; the commencement of pain, tension, and weakness after walking is begun; intensification of the condition with walking until walking becomes impossible; and the ...

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