JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Meta Analysis
Exercise rehabilitation programs for the treatment of claudication pain. A meta-analysis.
To identify the components of exercise rehabilitation programs that were most effective in improving claudication pain symptoms in patients with peripheral arterial disease. ⋯ The optimal exercise program for improving claudication pain distances in patients with peripheral arterial disease uses intermittent walking to near-maximal pain during a program of at least 6 months. Such a program should be part of the standard medical care for patients with intermittent claudication.