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Intermittent claudication and physical exercise: effectiveness of a home-based program

Author(s): Tomás, Maria Teresa ; Encarnação, Ana ; Quintans, Dora ; Gonçalves, Luís ; Carolino, Elisabete ; Coutinho, Maria Isabel ; Medeiros, Duarte

Date: 2009

Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/290

Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa

Subject(s): Fisioterapia; Reabilitação; Claudicação intermitente; Exercício físico; Fisioterapia; Fisioterapia; Reabilitação; Reabilitação; Claudicação intermitente; Claudicação intermitente; Exercício físico; Exercício físico


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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) as a high incidence in general population and 12% to 20% of population with more than 60 years has already clinical symptoms, such as intermittent claudication (IC), pain, loss of strength and functional incapacity. There are already some studies who refer the possible positive effects of physical exercise in functional consequences of PAD.

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Language English
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