Exercise therapy in routine management of peripheral arterial disease and intermittent claudication: a scoping review.
Ukachukwu Okoroafor AbaraoguOnyinyechukwu D AbaraoguPhilippa M DallGarry TewWesley StuartJulie BrittendenChris A SeenanPublished in: Therapeutic advances in cardiovascular disease (2020)
There is a dearth of published research on exercise therapy in the routine management of PAD and IC. Available data from a few countries within Europe indicated that supervised exercise is underutilized despite health professionals recognizing the benefits. Research is needed to understand how to improve the availability, access, uptake, and adherence to the best exercise recommendations in the routine management of people with PAD and IC.