Intermittent claudication

1. [noun] claudication is pain caused by too little blood flow, usually during exercise. Sometimes called intermittent claudication, this condition generally affects the blood vessels in the legs, but claudication can affect the arms, too. At first, [people] notice the pain only when you're exercising, but as claudication worsens, the pain may affect [individuals] even when at rest. Although it's sometimes considered a disease, claudication is technically a symptom of a disease . Most often, claudication is a symptom of peripheral artery disease , a potentially serious but treatable circulation problem in which the vessels that supply blood flow to your legs (or arms) are narrowed. Claudication symptoms - 4 stages 1. Pain with exercising: Pain or discomfort in feet, calves, thighs, hips or buttocks. Location of pain is dependent on where the narrowing of the artery is located. 2. Intermittent pain: Pain may come and go as you do less strenuous activities 3. Pain at rest: As the condition progresses you may feel pain in your legs even when sitting or lying down. 4. Discolored skin or ulcerations: If blood flow is severely reduced to the toes, they may be bluish or feel cold to the touch. Wounds may develop on lower legs, feet, or toes. See: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/claudication/symptoms-causes/syc-20370952 ; Accessed June 29 2019 See also: https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/health-and-illness/peripheral-artery-disease/signs/lumbar-spinal-canal-stenosis/ ; Accessed June 29 2019

Source: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/claudication/symptoms-causes/syc-20370952