Supervised exercise best for intermittent claudication

People with intermittent claudication that causes leg pain, cramping or fatigue while walking are able to walk further after months of supervised exercise therapy, compared to unsupervised exercise, according to a new study. Intermittent claudication is the primary symptom of peripheral artery disease. “As of 2010, there are estimated to be 200 million patients with peripheral artery disease worldwide,” said lead author Dr. Sreekanth Vemulapalli of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. “Current estimates are that 10% to 35% of people with peripheral artery disease have intermittent claudication,” Vemulapalli told Reuters Health by email.



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