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Finally, for severe cases of PAD, surgery is used in a frequent way to actually bypass the blockages and restore blood to the legs to keep the legs supplied adequately with blood.
ANNOUNCER: Another treatment prescribed for PAD is a monitored exercise program for the patient. This treatment is used to track muscle cramping, also known as claudication.
ROBERT S. SCHWARTZ, MD: If you're experiencing symptoms that you think might be related to peripheral arterial disease, the best thing is to get in to see your doctor. Your doctor will take a simple physical exam, try to feel the pulses in your feet, also in your legs, at the groin level and at the knee level, and if pulses are present there, that pretty much rules out the possibility that PAD is present. On the other hand if the pulses are present but diminished, or possibly even completely absent, this is a strong suggestion that PAD is present.
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