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Benefits of Low-Intensity Pain-Free Treadmill Exercise on Functional Capacity of Individuals Presenting With Intermittent Claudication Due to Peripheral Arterial Disease

Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center and Rehabilitation Science Doctoral Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, baraki{at}phhp.ufl.edu

Christine Boyd Stopka, PhD, ATC

Department of Health Education & Behavior, College of Health & Human Performance, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Coleen Archer Martinez, MS, CSCS, CAPE

League City, Texas

Eli Carmeli, PhD, PT

Physical Therapy Department, The Stanley Steyer School of Health Professions, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel

Patients with intermittent claudication due to peripheral arterial disease (PAD) experience muscle aching during walking secondary to ischemia. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of low-intensity pain-free exercise (LIPFE) on functional capacity of individuals with PAD. A total of 12 participants with PAD underwent training on treadmill for 6 weeks, twice a week, for about 45 minutes. Outcome measures included walking distance (WDI), walking duration (WDU), mean walking rate (WR), estimated oxygen consumption (EVO₂), metabolic equivalent (MET), estimated total energy expenditure (ETEE), and estimated rate of energy expenditure (EREE). Mean improvement of WDI, WDU, and MWR were 104% (an addition of 1.0 km), 55% (an addition of 13.3 minutes), and 41% (0.9 km/h faster), respectively. Mean improvement of EVO₂, MET, ETEE, and EREE, were 20%, 20%, 80%, and 20%, respectively. In conclusion, it appears that LIPFE training is an effective intervention for individuals presenting with PAD.

Key Words: peripheral arterial disease • intermittent claudication • exercise therapy • treadmill training

This version was published on August 1, 2009

Angiology, Vol. 60, No. 4, 477-486 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0003319708322388


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