This leaflet does not replace careful discussions with your doctor . You should follow your doctor's advice about when to have check-ups.
Intermittent claudication is pain in the legs that occurs with walking and disappears with rest.
It occurs because narrowing or blockage of the arteries decreases blood flow to the legs. The decreased blood flow does not supply enough oxygen to the leg muscles during exercise. Your doctor may advise an exercise program. Your doctor may recommend a surgical procedure to bypass the blocked segment of the artery. Another procedure is called a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.