Treadmill exercise improves walking endurance for patients with peripheral arterial disease

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 05:42 in Health & Medicine

Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which can include symptoms such as pain in the legs, who participated in supervised treadmill exercise improved their walking endurance and quality of life, according to a study in the 14 January issue of JAMA. The treadmill exercise also improved walking performance for PAD patients without the classic symptoms of pain in the leg muscles...

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