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Dr. Debbie Jackson: Possibles causes of recurring leg pain  -  Mar 17, 2008
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription),If your leg pain starts while you are walking but stops if you rest for a few minutes, thatâ€™s called intermittent claudication -- pain or cramping in the

Need to know - peripheral arterial disease  -  Mar 14, 2008
Pulse,Furthermore, smoking cessation has a favourable effect on the progression of intermittent claudication, increasing walking distance by two to three times in

Leg pain may be one of two conditions  -  Mar 2, 2008
Daytona Beach News-Journal,Claudication, which is muscle pain of the calf, thigh, or hip, occurs after walking some distance and is relieved after brief resting. There are two types.

Check-up: Leg cramp  -  Mar 17, 2008
Irish Independent,Intermittent claudication is caused by the narrowing of the arteries and often starts in the 30s. It generally means that all the arteries in the body have

THE SAGE GROUP Reports that in 2007 Between 4 and 8.4 Million ...  -  Feb 28, 2008
Earthtimes,...â€œIn terms of the number of people with intermittent claudication, the European market represents a much larger opportunity for pharmaceutical therapies than

Most obese, overweight patients do not loose weight after ...  -  Mar 8, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,..."Good to excellent outcomes following successful lumbar decompression for neurogenic claudication does not aid overweight or obese patients in loosing

Youth wasted on the young  -  Mar 3, 2008
Louisiana Weekly,Stiffness (claudication) in my legs and tenderness under my feet disappeared in eight weeks. After several weird, ghostly recurrences, the claudication left

Comparison of Orthotic Materials on Foot Pain, Comfort, and ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (subscription)2 In the lower limb, peripheral arterial disease may manifest as mild or moderate intermittent claudication, critical limb ischemia with nonhealing foot

â€œSPORTâ€? Study Confirms Patients with Common Low Back Ailments Are ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
Press Media Wire (Press Release),2 â€œThe SPORT study provides compelling evidence that surgically treated patients suffering from spinal stenosis and neurogenic claudication have improved

Ankle-Arm Index Predicts Risk for Cardiovascular Events in the Elderly  -  Mar 17, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Intermittent claudication was defined by the Rose questionnaire. The investigators contacted the participants every 6 months, alternating clinic visits with

Ginkgo - Uses and Side Effects  -  Mar 8, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,Gingko is primarily used to manage cerebral insufficiency, dementia, and circulatory disorders such as intermittent claudication.

Surgery More Effective Than Nonsurgical Treatment for Spinal Stenosis  -  Feb 27, 2008
Medscape (subscription)All patients were potential surgical candidates and had a history of neurogenic claudication or radicular leg symptoms for a minimum of 12 weeks.

Signs and Symptoms of Renal Disease-Hypertension  -  Feb 26, 2008
American Chronicle,Usually, this pain, called claudication, disappears with rest. You can determine the level of the occlusion by palpating the patient's peripheral pulses.

Another Use for GPS - PAD!  -  Feb 19, 2008
HealthandAge.comPatients with peripheral arterial disease, or PAD, have clogged leg arteries that cause calf pain when walking; this is called intermittent claudication.

THE SAGE GROUP Finds A Significant Number Of New Pharmaceuticals ...  -  Feb 15, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),..."Agents are being investigated for the entire spectrum of disease severity including the debilitating walking symptoms of intermittent claudication (IC),

Dr Thomas Stuttaford answers your questions about how to live with ...  -  Jan 30, 2008
Times Online,In men one of the first signs of arterial disease is increasing impotence and in both sexes intermittent claudication is another warning.

Learn about the perspectives for Peripheral artery disease - Poor ...  -  Feb 8, 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),For intermittent claudication (IC) patients the mainstay of pharmacological treatment is prevention of CV events with antiplatelets and statins.

Generic Statins a Good Alternative to Expensive Lipitor, Consumer ...  -  Feb 19, 2008
Newsinferno.com,...if on plaques in the brain, the result is stroke; on plaques in the leg, intermittent claudicationâ€”pain in the legs while walking.

FONAR Announces 39.2% Increase in Revenues for Second Quarter of ...  -  Feb 19, 2008
News & Observer,Spinal Stenosis, the cause of the syndrome neurogenic intermittent claudication, and the dimensions of the spinal canal were measurable in the FONAR

What is Vascular Disease?  -  Jan 22, 2008
American Chronicle,During the test, the patient exercises until he develops significant claudication. Then an anklebrachial index is performed by taking systolic blood

Nailing Before Vascular Repair in Tibial Fracture With Associated ...  -  Feb 15, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,...the most difficult lesions to treat and often leads to limb loss, tissue loss, or other peripheral vascular morbidity such as intermittent claudication.

Cook Incorporated Files IDE Application for Zenith Branch Vessel ...  -  Jan 24, 2008
dBusinessNews Indianapolis (press release),...to the internal iliac, reducing the potential for ischemic sequalae, as well as buttock claudication, colon ischemia, hip claudication, and impotence.

Diabetes Glossary of Terms  -  Jan 27, 2008
TamilStar.com,The word "claudication" comes from the Latin "claudicare" meaning to limp. The Roman emperor Claudius (who ruled from AD 41-54) was so named because he

GPS device can measure walking capacity in PAD patients  -  Feb 8, 2008
TheHeart.Org,France), "open new perspectives in the study of walking capacity for vascular patients with claudication under free-living conditions or for physicians

Rates of Perioperative Complications Associated with Laminectomies ...  -  Feb 1, 2008
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)Presurgical symptoms and indications for surgery included neurogenic claudication (ninety-six patients), sensory dysfunction (sixty-two patients),

Pain in Your Feet? Try These Proven Techniques for Soothing Them  -  Jan 31, 2008
Diabetes Health (press release),This contributes to "claudication" or "rest pain," which develops when you are walking and stops when you are at rest. Unfortunately delayed wound healing,

What are the chronic complications of diabetes?  -  Jan 27, 2008
TamilStar.com,...leading to coronary heart disease (angina or heart attack), strokes, and pain in the lower extremities because of lack of blood supply (claudication).

How Excess Fat Tissue Slowly Destroys You  -  Jan 22, 2008
Methuselah Foundation,Another common scenario in very advanced disease is claudication from insufficient blood supply to the legs, typically due to a combination of both stenosis

New Framingham CVD Risk Profile for Primary Care  -  Jan 25, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Cholesterol levels were better at predicting the risks for coronary heart disease and intermittent claudication, whereas systolic blood pressure was more

Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 18, 2007  -  Dec 18, 2007
U.S. News & World Report,If you are 41 or older, have been diagnosed with peripheral artery disease, and intermittent claudication has been present for six months with no change in

Cilostazol, a cAMP Phosphodiesterase 3 Inhibitor, in the Treatment ...  -  Dec 10, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)Clinical trials of cilostazol have demonstrated an improvement of vitality in patients with intermittent claudication 1 as well as improvement of melancholy

NIMSâ€™ Motion Platform Treatments Beneficial in Patients with Heart ...  -  Dec 5, 2007
Business Wire (press release),In 4 of the 6 patients with intermittent claudication (cramplike pains usually in the calf caused by poor blood supply to leg muscles on walking),

Co-Inventor of Amgen's Aranesp(R) Technology Directs Worldwide ...  -  Dec 21, 2007
FOX NewsClinical trials will begin in 2008 in peripheral vascular disease patients suffering from intermittent claudication and in cancer patients undergoing

Physical Therapy Prescription  -  Nov 30, 2007
AAFP News NowSupervised therapeutic exercise improves outcomes in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or claudication. Supervised therapeutic exercise has been

What is peripheral vascular disease?  -  Dec 6, 2007
American Chronicle,This is called "intermittent claudication." People with PAD often have fatty buildup in the arteries of the heart and brain. Because of this association,

Simvastatin linked to insomnia  -  27 Nov 2007
PRESS TV,In addition, it contributes to the development of atherosclerotic plaques, leading to heart attacks, strokes or claudication.

rifalazil trial (providence-1) fails to provide significant ...  -  Nov 7, 2007
Earthtimes,...which evaluated the effect of rifalazil in the treatment of intermittent claudication, associated with peripheral arterial disease (pad). the results

emory healthcare's gregory robertson targets peripheral artery disease  -  Oct 29, 2007
DentalPlans.com,...which may be relieved after resting. this pain is called intermittent claudication. blood brings oxygen to the muscles, but during exercise,

test yourself in our clinical quiz  -  Nov 26, 2007
Pulse,...dissection aorta, claudication. a true.their emotional responses are usually otherwise normal. c false. may help a little but continued usage may lead

drug whys: atenolol  -  Nov 8, 2007
EMS1.com - Emergency Medical Service Resources,...therapy. use of beta blockers in patients with intermittent claudication was considered relatively contraindicated. the majority of studies, however,

drug spotlight: atenolol  -  Nov 2, 2007
EMS1.com - Emergency Medical Service Resources,...beta blocker therapy. use of beta blockers in patients with intermittent claudication is considered relatively contraindicated. the majority of studies,

spinal stenosis causes leg, back pain  -  Nov 18, 2007
Daytona Beach News-Journal,...leaving the patient with the more scattered back and leg pain. the typical symptoms of spinal stenosis are called claudication. movement such as walking

journal of the american podiatric medical association  -  Nov 16, 2007
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (subscription)...uneventfully. he required physical therapy to thin a hypertrophic scar but has returned to full activity. no foot claudication was reported. figure 3.

landmark independent study by ucla school of medicine reports ...  -  Nov 15, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...central spinal canal stenosis is a common cause of the back pain known as neurogenic claudication. it is distinct from the back pain arising from the more

peripheral artery disease  -  Oct 31, 2007
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),...history of intermittent claudication in his left leg. his medical history was notable for type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. on examination,

sport study points to advantages of surgery for disc herniation ...  -  Oct 31, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,..."in the nonrandomized comparison with careful control and potentially confounding baseline factors, patients with persistent neurogenic claudication from

patients undergoing spine surgery, tha or tka have similar ...  -  Oct 30, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,..."in appropriately selected patients suffering from neurogenic claudication due to focal spinal stenosis, surgical intervention can obtain and maintain

genzyme and sunway to collaborate on gene therapy program in china  -  Oct 30, 2007
GenomicsProteomics.com (press release),...medical centers. the trial is examining the safety and effectiveness of locally delivered ad2/hif-1a to benefit patients with intermittent claudication,

vertiflex commercially releases superionâ„¢, a percutaneously ...  -  Oct 29, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...muscles. it is primarily designed to offer relief from neurogenic intermittent claudication and leg pain commonly associated with spinal stenosis. the

Claudication: When circulation problems cause leg pain  -  Oct 11, 2007
MayoClinic.comClaudication is a circulation problem that causes pain during exercise. It's usually related to peripheral arterial disease. Control symptoms with a healthy

Cold Hands, Warm Heart  -  Oct 5, 2007
Christian PostGinkgo biloba was also shown to be effective in the treatment of intermittent claudication, a disease characterized by leg pain due to atherosclerosis of

Indigo Pharmaceuticals Appoints Dennis R. Cryer as Chief Medical ...  -  Oct 9, 2007
Primenewswire (press release),Decreased blood flow in the setting of increased need causes the pain, which is called "intermittent claudication." It is estimated that about 3 million

First ever survey finds awareness of PAD woeful  -  Sep 24, 2007
Checkbiotech.org (press release),Fuster says everyone at risk should get an ABI test "because only about 30% of those affected [by PAD] have clear claudication and the others have unusual

Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Announces Results of Phase I Human Trial ...  -  Sep 28, 2007
Earthtimes.orgIn addition, the company is planning a clinical trial in peripheral vascular disease patients suffering from intermittent claudication (ie, intense leg pain

WHAT'S UP DOC?: Early treatment affects vasculitis  -  Sep 24, 2007
Daily News Transcript,Nearly one-half of GCA patients suffer from pain in the jaw after chewing (called jaw claudication). Impaired vision is another common early symptom of GCA;

Phylicia Rashad Spotlights Peripheral Artery Disease  -  Sep 19, 2007
Hartford Courant,...suffering from the disease may experience pain or heaviness in the feet or legs - called intermittent claudication - that goes away with rest.

What is Peripheral Arterial Disease?  -  Oct 7, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),This is called claudication which means in Latin limp. So the patient has to limp to start walking. So that anyone who has this symptom shouldn't be brushed

Elchin Behbudov to appeal to Azerbaijani President regarding Akif ...  -  Sep 30, 2007
Azeri Press Agency,He suffers from cerebral claudication. He has been examined three or four times. He needs to be operated on his brain. But this operation may be performed

Emergency repair of traumatic aortic rupture: Endovascular versus ...  -  Oct 3, 2007
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryOne patient had an initially excellent result, but left arm claudication subsequently developed, presumably owing to occlusion of the origin of the left

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association  -  Sep 27, 2007
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (subscription)Vinik 17 presents a variety of these common pain syndromes, including claudication, Mortonâ€™s neuroma, osteoarthritis, radiculopathy,

Chronic Ischemia Presenting as Muscular Groin Pain  -  Sep 27, 2007
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (subscription)...of critical limb ischemia, which states that an ankle-brachial index of 0.5 to 0.9 is almost always consistent with intermittent claudication.

OrthoLogic: The Wall Street Analyst Forum Presentation Transcript  -  Sep 20, 2007
Seeking Alpha,Four key agents that you are hopefully familiar with on the slide, Natrecor indicated for congestive heart failure, Pletal for intermediate claudication,

Arm exercises enhance walking distance in PAD  -  Sep 4, 2007
SpiritIndia,The findings of the study demonstrated significantly increased maximal walking distance and delayed onset of claudication after aerobic arm exercises.

Kyphon: nothing stopping X-STOP success  -  Sep 6, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business Review...the spinal cord or nerve roots, resulting in pain and weakness in the legs and buttocks, also known as neurogenic intermittent claudication (NIC).

Gene Therapy: Is Death an Acceptable Risk?  -  Aug 29, 2007
Wired NewsAmong these are trials for erectile dysfunction, cholera and intermittent claudication -- a complication of arterial disease that can cause severe,

What is Restless leg syndrome, Nocturnal myoclonus RLS  -  Sep 5, 2007
SpiritIndia,Examination and testing may be used to rule out other disorders that may cause similar symptoms, especially disorders associated with claudication of the

REACH Registry Highlights That Patients With Peripheral Arterial ...  -  Sep 5, 2007
FinanzNachrichten.de,Results: REACH enrolled 8581 individuals with PAD, by asymptomatic ABI<0.9 alone (8%); claudication (65%); prior limb revascularization (50%); or amputation

Time for PAD to come out of the shadows, say getABI researchers  -  Sep 4, 2007
TheHeart.Org,In the study, asymptomatic PAD was defined as an ABI of <0.9 and symptomatic PAD as ABI<0.9 with intermittent claudication or PAD-related amputation or

Free health screenings identify risk for heart attack and stroke  -  Aug 20, 2007
Medicexchange (press release),More than 50 per cent of PAD patients are asymptomatic and cannot feel the classic warning sign of PAD - intermittent claudication, or leg pain that occurs

What Ails You: How to fight back against leg pain  -  Aug 13, 2007
Desert Dispatch,This pattern of cramping is called â€œintermittent claudicationâ€? and it is one of the hallmark signs of PAD. If your disease is more severe,

Dr. Gott: Leg cramps need further testing  -  Jul 27, 2007
Northwest Herald,Dear Dr. Gott: In the bones of both my legs, I have what is called intermittent claudication. When I walk, it is real painful. Could you tell me if there is

Leg cramps need further tests  -  Jul 27, 2007
Monterey County Herald,By Peter H. Gott, MD Dear Dr. Gott: In the bones of both my legs, I have what is called intermittent claudication. When I walk, it is real painful.

Ask the Doctor: Ryan Cox and iliac artery endofibrosis  -  Aug 8, 2007
VeloNews,This is known in medical parlance as intermittent claudication. He found it more reproducible in the time trial position, the more flexed the worse it felt.

Atherothrombosis â€” Wave Goodbye to Combined Anticoagulation and ...  -  Jul 18, 2007
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),2 Although claudication is frequent in and seriously limits the lifestyle of patients with peripheral arterial disease, the most common cause of death in

Heart disease tied to mental decline  -  Jul 27, 2007
Scientific American...of cardiovascular disease --such as angina, stroke or intermittent claudication, or reduced blood flow in the legs due to hardening of the arteries.

Surgery Reduced Pain and Disability in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis ...  -  Aug 1, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)...a herniated lumbar disc in the previous 12 months; another spinal disorder; intermittent claudication due to atherosclerosis; severe osteoarthritis,

Doctor's advice - How did she get these warts?  -  Jul 14, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,A This sounds like a serious condition called 'intermittent claudication' - in which a tube carrying blood to the calf muscles is blocked.

Plaque Buildup Leading to Atherosclorosis?  -  Jul 31, 2007
Rocklin and Roseville Today,Symptoms apparent are claudication which is intermittent pain due to a temporary inadequate supply of oxygen to the muscles of the leg.

Restless Leg Syndrome  -  Jul 18, 2007
NBC30.com,Examination and testing may be used to rule out other disorders that may cause similar symptoms, especially disorders associated with claudication of the

Interactive Q&A: Daniel Montano, Chairman, President and CEO of ...  -  Jul 16, 2007
Seeking Alpha,The FDA has authorized the initiation of a Phase I trial for the treatment of PAD), specifically for patients with intermittent claudication.

Update in General Internal Medicine  -  Jul 16, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineSupervised walking programs have been shown to improve symptoms in patients with claudication. The findings of the current study may be most important for

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