LEG PAIN: INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION
This is a problem that affects both men and women, elderly men seem to suffer from this condition more than women.
The symptoms of this condition are usually pain in the calf muscle when walking. This pain can come on slowly or it may strike suddenly. The pain is burning and cramp-like and eventually becomes so bad that the walker must stop and rest.
Intermittent claudication is caused by restricted circulation brought about by hardening and narrowing of the arteries in the legs. This reduces the blood flow and oxygen to the muscles. With the increased demand for this blood to muscles when walking and the inability of these vessels to supply it, pain and lameness soon follows.
There are many causes of the degeneration of arteries. High cholesterol causes plaque to build up in the arteries, Buerger’s disease and cigarette smoking can all cause a reduction in blood flow to the legs. It is important if intermittent claudication is a problem to exercise regularly, maintain correct weight for height and if smoking to stop. Smoking causes narrowing of the arteries.
Vitamin E is by far the best treatment. Vitamin E lowers the viscosity (thins the blood), has an anti-clotting action and improves oxygen supply to the oxygen-starved tissues.
Drs Evan and Wilfrid Shute have found that alpha tocopherol vitamin E has given phenomenal success when used for the treatment of intermittent claudication.
I have found that many patients of mine have benefited and indeed their symptoms of intermittent claudication have completely gone when treated with the following supplements:
SUPPLEMENTS
Start with 100 IU and increase slowly if suffering from high blood
pressure
magnesium compound
(celloid formula) 1 tablet 3 times daily Bio C (contains 1 tablet daily
bioflavonoids and
vitamin C)
evening primrose oil 500 mg 1 capsule morning and night
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