by Lisa Downing | Oct 26, 2022 | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Like most of us, a trip to your primary care physician or cardiologist for a screening test may not be top of mind. Indeed, looking out for a condition like peripheral artery disease or PAD – something you may not know much about – is likely lower on the...
by Lisa Downing | Oct 12, 2022 | Diet, Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) involves the partial occlusion (blockage) of the peripheral arteries that feed your extremities with oxygen-rich blood. With reduced blood flow, muscles, nerves, and other bodily structures fed by this arterial branch do not receive the...
by Lisa Downing | Sep 30, 2022 | Exercising, Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) affects the extremities we use most for exercise. As such, during the progression of your condition, you may avoid strenuous activity or movement due to the pain and discomfort associated with PAD. The result may have been a vicious...
by Lisa Downing | Sep 16, 2022 | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Peripheral artery disease, or PAD, is widespread, with up 6.5 million Americans suffering from the disorder, according to the CDC. More concerningly, two out of every three people with PAD don’t even know they have it. Those approximately 4 million people who have not...
by Lisa Downing | Aug 25, 2022 | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Peripheral artery disease, or PAD in and of itself, is not a deadly condition except in extreme cases where critical ischemia is left untreated. Most people receive appropriate treatment before that ever happens. But to understand how PAD can predict future (or...
by Lisa Downing | Aug 11, 2022 | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
As you may know, we have two main types of large blood vessels in our bodies – the arteries and veins. While they run along the same body areas, arteries are buried deep within us while veins are closer to the surface. Why? They serve very different purposes. The...
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