Pain experienced in the lower extremities and sometimes in the hips and buttocks when walking due to diminished blood supply, usually caused by atherosclerosis.
A condition of the arteries causing severe pain in the legs which makes the person limp after having walked a short distance.
A condition occurring in middle-aged and elderly people, which is characterized by pain in the legs after walking a certain distance. The pain is relieved by resting for a short time. It is due to arteriosclerosis of the arteries to the leg, which results in inadequate blood supply to the muscles: Drugs usually have little effect in easing the pain, but useful preventive measures are to stop smoking, reduce weight (if overweight), and to take as much exercise as possible within the limits imposed by the pain.
Cramping or pain in leg muscles brought on by a predictable amount of walking (or other form of exercise) and relieved by rest. This symptom is a marker of peripheral vascular disease of the aortoiliac, femoral, or popliteal arteries. It may be present in patients with diffuse atherosclerosis, for example, with arterial insufficiency in the coronary or carotid circulations as well as the limbs.
Periodic limping resulting from restricted blood flow in the legs. Inadequate delivery of blood and oxygen to the muscles leads to cramp-like spasms upon use.