intermittent claudication

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(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol pain and cramp in the calf muscles, aggravated by walking and caused by an insufficient supply of blood

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intermittent claudication - lameness due to pain in leg muscles because the blood supply is inadequate; pain subsides with rest

claudication, gameness, gimp, gimpiness, lameness, limping - disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet

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claudication gameness gimp gimpiness lameness limping			Although not all patients with PAD are symptomatic, the primary symptom of PAD is intermittent claudication in leg muscles during walking. Six months of calf exercise training in a patient with peripheral ... by Figoni, Stephen F.; Kunkel, Charles F.; Scremin, A.M. Erika; Dedes, Howard; Kalioundji, Gus; Thomas, / Clinical Kinesiology: Journal of the American Kinesiotherapy Association However, to what extent such training improves the physical capabilities of those with PAD without symptoms of intermittent claudication remains unanswered. Treadmill exercise and resistance training in patients with ... by Farham, Bridget / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD Most patients with PAD do not have symptoms of intermittent claudication (pain in the leg muscles that comes and goes), but PAD patients without these symptoms have greater functional impairment and functional decline than those without PAD. Treadmill exercise boosts walking stamina in peripheral arterial ... by Asian News International			Intermesenteric intermeshed Intermetacarpal Intermetatarsal intermezzo Intermicate Intermication intermigration interminable Interminableness interminably Interminate Interminated Intermination Intermine intermingle intermingled Intermise intermission Intermissive intermit Intermittence intermittency intermittent intermittent arming device intermittent claudication intermittent cramp intermittent current intermittent fever Intermittent gearing intermittent illumination Intermittent springs intermittent tetanus intermittently Intermittingly intermix Intermixedly intermixture Intermobility intermodal intermodal support equipment intermodal systems Intermodillion intermodulation intermolecular intermontane intermountain Intermundane Intermundian Intermural Intermure			intermittency intermittency intermittency effect intermittent intermittent intermittent intermittent intermittent intermittent Intermittent Abdominal Pain Intermittent Abdominal Pressure Ventilation intermittent acquired ectropion, physiological ectropion intermittent acquired ectropion, physiological ectropion intermittent acute porphyria intermittent acute porphyria intermittent acute porphyria Intermittent Altitude Exposure Intermittent Ambulatory Peritoneal Ultrafiltration Intermittent Antegrade Cold Blood Cardioplegia Intermittent Antegrade Warm Blood Cardioplegia intermittent arming device Intermittent Arterial Blood Gas Intermittent arterial vasospasm Intermittent arterial vasospasm Intermittent arterial vasospasm intermittent assisted ventilation Intermittent bacteremia Intermittent Build-In Test intermittent catherization Intermittent Catheterization Program intermittent claudication Intermittent Clean Self-Catheterisation Intermittent Cold GIK Intermittent Commercial and Amateur Service intermittent compression Intermittent Compression Device Intermittent Contact Atomic Force Microscopy Intermittent Continuous Wave Intermittent Control Strategy Intermittent Control System intermittent course intermittent course intermittent course intermittent course intermittent cramp intermittent cramp intermittent current intermittent current Intermittent Cycle Extended Aeration System intermittent defect intermittent demand ventilation intermittent double-step gait intermittent double-step gait intermittent double-step gait intermittent double-step gait intermittent error Intermittent Esotropia at distance Intermittent Esotropia at Near Intermittent Exotropia at Distance Intermittent Exotropia at Near intermittent explosive disorder

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