Doctors often recommend walking exercise for people with claudication. This should be done daily to begin to retrain the muscles, resting when feeling pain, and waiting until the pain subsites to continue. Over time, this will train the muscles to operate more efficiently on the limited blood supply available. The individual may only be able to walk very small distances at first. However, the distance the individual can walk without pain should gradually increase over time.

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