Leg claudication
Leg claudication is a condition where there is poor circulation to the leg, which causes increasing pain with physical activity. The pain is quickly relieved by rest or sitting.
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What are the tests for leg claudication?
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Can leg claudication ever get better on its own?
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Are there any drugs that may cause leg claudication?
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What is the definition or description of: Leg claudication?
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Can leg claudication cause random sharp pain?
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Could sitting too long make my leg claudication worse?
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Can you explain how the operation for leg claudication is done?
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What is the treatment for leg claudication?
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How does alcohol affect leg claudication?
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Could smoking weed worsen my leg claudication?
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My mother has leg claudication. What should I tell her?
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If you have leg claudication, will you eventually have something similar in your arms?
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What can I do to relieve this claudication, or make this pain in my leg stop?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is restless leg syndrome the same condition as intermittent claudication?
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How to treat intermittent claudication of both legs?
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Is restless leg syndrome the same as intermittent claudication of your legs?
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How do physicians treat intermittent claudication of both legs?
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A 49-year old asked:
Is it possible that I have peripheral heart disease(leg pain when resting) without claudication?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Is 16 too young for int. Claudication the symptoms fit? Pain in the legs when walking even short distances almost like cramping but goes with rest?
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A 73-year old male asked:
Should you wear commercial (or non) compression socks/stockings to alleviate intermittent claudication in lower legs when running? Help or hurt? Progressed to running with less pain-but pace is slow.
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A 18-year old male asked:
I have experienced intermittent claudication in both calves which comes and goes, after very short periods of walking. A doppler ultrasound of both legs (arterial and venous systems) revealed no abnormal findings. What could it be?
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A 37-year old asked:
Besides intermittent claudication what else can cause calf muscle pain?
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What is a claudication symptom?
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What is the meaning of pseudo claudication?
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I want to know my options for treating claudication?
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What are some good leg workouts?
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What is intermittent claudication?
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Lumpness that's going into my leg?
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