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Exercise for intermittent claudication.
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SUBMITTER: Lane R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6486315 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Exercise for intermittent claudication.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20171226
<h4>Background</h4>Exercise programmes are a relatively inexpensive, low-risk option compared with other, more invasive therapies for treatment of leg pain on walking (intermittent claudication (IC)). This is the fourth update of a review first published in 1998.<h4>Objectives</h4>Our goal was to determine whether an exercise programme was effective in alleviating symptoms and increasing walking treadmill distances and walking times in people with intermittent claudication. Secondary objectives ...[more]