Intermittent Claudication in Physiotherapists’ Practice
Joint Authors
Spannbauer, Anna
Chwała, Maciej
Ridan, Tomasz
Berwecki, Arkadiusz
Mika, Piotr
Kulik, Anita
Berwecka, Małgorzata
Szewczyk, Maria T.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-09-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Intermittent claudication is a symptom of atherosclerosis of the lower limbs (peripheral arterial disease (PAD)) and is characterized by pain and cramps of lower limb muscles during exercise.
Claudication leads to a reduction in physical activity of patients.
PAD is a systemic disease.
Atherosclerotic lesions located in the arteries of the lower limbs not only pose the risk of the ischemic limb loss, but above all, they are an important prognostic factor.
Patients with claudication are at significant risk of cardiovascular complications such as infarcts or strokes.
Comprehensive rehabilitation of patients with intermittent claudication based on the current TASC II (Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease) guidelines, ESC (European Society of Cardiology) guidelines, and AHA (American Heart Association) guidelines includes supervised treadmill training, training on a bicycle ergometer, Nordic Walking, resistance exercises of lower limb muscles, and exercises of upper limbs.
A trained, educated, and motivated patient has a chance to improve life quality as well as life expectancy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Spannbauer, Anna& Chwała, Maciej& Ridan, Tomasz& Berwecki, Arkadiusz& Mika, Piotr& Kulik, Anita…[et al.]. 2019. Intermittent Claudication in Physiotherapists’ Practice. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123843
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Spannbauer, Anna…[et al.]. Intermittent Claudication in Physiotherapists’ Practice. BioMed Research International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123843
American Medical Association (AMA)
Spannbauer, Anna& Chwała, Maciej& Ridan, Tomasz& Berwecki, Arkadiusz& Mika, Piotr& Kulik, Anita…[et al.]. Intermittent Claudication in Physiotherapists’ Practice. BioMed Research International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123843
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1123843