Naftidrofuryl may help pain from intermittent claudication
May 9, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Great headline but – what is intermittent claudication, right? People with peripheral artery disease (PAD), have problems with blood circulation due to narrowed arteries. This means your legs don’t get the amount of blood it needs to feed oxygen and nutrients to the leg tissues. The most common symptom is leg cramping when walking – this is called intermittent claudication.
The painful leg cramps are intermittent – they start when you walk too far and stop when you rest.
A recent review of seven studies found that patients who took the medication, naftidrofuryl, were able to walk farther without pain than those who did not. Results like this are promising because if people have pain or difficulty while walking, they begin to cut down on their walking, resulting in less exercise.
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