Health Essentials: Exercising With Peripheral Artery Disease

If you have peripheral artery disease (PAD), you know all about the pain that can come from just a short walk.PAD occurs when plaque builds up inside your arteries. Over time, plaque hardens and results in severely restricted blood flow within your legs, causing pain when you walk.

But numerous studies have shown that a form of noninvasive treatment — supervised exercise therapy — can help people with PAD walk farther with less pain.

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