How Can Exercise Relieve PAD Symptoms? While it might seem as if exercise might make PAD symptoms worse, it can actually help improve your circulation and ease the pain. PAD restricts blood flow to ...

—A home-based walking exercise behavior change intervention delivered by physical therapists is a promising alternative to supervised exercise therapy in patients with PAD. Share on Facebook. Opens in ...

High-intensity exercise, in which patients with PAD walk to the point of inducing ischemic pain, is more likely to improve 6-minute walk values than pain-free light walking, according to data from the ...

"I would encourage patients with PAD to engage in high-intensity exercise and would tell them that even a relatively small [number] of minutes can be helpful." — Mary M. McDermott, MD,Northwestern ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Supervised exercise training improves symptoms and quality of life in patients with peripheral artery disease.

Compared with supervised treadmill workouts at a gym, which is considered first-line therapy for walking impairment in lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD), exercising at home significantly ...

New guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association update best practices for managing peripheral artery disease (PAD). The comprehensive clinical guidelines synopsis ...