Patent ID: 7560485

Claim:
A method for treating a subject suffering from intermittent claudication (IC) wherein said subject takes an effective dose of propionyl L-carnitine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and also engages in a concomitant physical training program selected from the group consisting of: 3 times a day walking between about 1000 to 1500 m; 1-2 times a day walk for intervals 5-6 times over 80-100 m; 3 times daily 20-30 minutes a hill walk; walking a whole day; 0.5-2 hour daily walk; 2-8 km/day, v=2-4 km/h; walking program of 10 minutes/day; walking ½ mile 5 days/wk to the point of pain, then walking further; walks several times every day until point of pain or tightness; bicycle 10 km a day; exercise bike and/or stair climber; riding a stationary bicycle-about 5 min at a time, 1-2 times daily; supervised exercise training programs as administered in a rehabilitation facility; gymnastics 25× standing on toes home trainer; massages; hydrotherapy; 30 minutes total treadmill times 6-7×/wk; and swim every day.