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Claudication pain

Claudication pain: Introduction

Claudication pain: Pain that occurs in the legs when walking or exercising. It is usually the result of circulation problems which affects the flow of blood to the leg muscles. In severe cases, the pain may persist even when the patient is inactive. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Claudication pain is available below.

Symptoms of Claudication pain

• Leg lightness
• Leg cramping
• Leg weakness
• Leg heaviness
• Leg pain
• more symptoms...»

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Treatments for Claudication pain

• Treating underlying cause with lifestyle changes. Persistent symptoms may require medications (blood thinners, cholesterol-reducers), surgery to widen or replace problem arteries or hyperbaric chamber to assist with healing of leg ulcers
• more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Claudication pain?

• Misdiagnosis of Claudication pain
• Failure to diagnose Claudication pain
• Undiagnosed: Claudication pain

Claudication pain: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Claudication pain:

• Gangrene - resulting from poor wound healing
• Amputation due to gangrene
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Causes of Claudication pain

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Claudication pain: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
  • Diabetic Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Peripheral Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Multiple Sclerosis -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• Chronic Pain Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Fibromyalgia -- Undiagnosed
  • Arthritis -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Pain Syndromes -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Claudication pain

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Claudication pain: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Muscle and Orthopedic Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Orthopedic Surgery
• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Pain Specialists:
  • Pain Medicine
  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
  • Rheumatology (Joint Health)
  • Pediatric Rheumatology (Child Joint Health)
• more specialists...»

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Claudication pain

Medical research articles related to Claudication pain include:

• Osteoarthritis in Peripheral Joints - Diagnosis and Treatment
• Is there definite evidence of benefit for hyperbaric oxygen therapy(HBOT)in multiple sclerosis? And what are the likely side/harmful effects? The patient also has claudication pain [peripheral arterial disease] right leg, is there any evidence that this w
• A systematic review of duplex ultrasound, magnetic resonance angiography and computed tomography angiography for the diagnosis and assessment of symptomatic, lower limb peripheral arterial disease
• Physical activity for people with cardiovascular disease: recommendations of the National Heart Foundation of Australia
• Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease (Overview)
• Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease (Diagnosis)
• Peripheral Vascular Disease
• more research...»

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Claudication pain: Animations

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Claudication pain: Broader Related Topics

• Pain conditions
• Senior health conditions
• Lower limb conditions
• Limb conditions
• Circulatory system conditions
• more types...»

Types of Claudication pain

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