Claudication pain in leg while walking -physiology behind this?/BOYD CLASSIFICATION
CLAUDICATION PAIN IN LEG WHILE WALKING
INTRODUCTION:
- Claudio means to limp (Latin word)
- Crampy pain in muscle seen in limbs
- Site of pain depends on site of arterial occlusion
- Metabolites -lactic acid
- Substance p accumulate in muscle and cause pain
common site -calf muscle
- Pain in foot - block in lower tibial and plantar vessel
- Pain in calf-block in femoropopliteal site
- Pain in thigh - block in superficial femoral artery
- Pain in buttocks'-block in common iliac -
- Pain commonly develops when muscles are exercising
- During exercise: increase perfusion and increased opening of collateral wash the metabolites away
BOYD CLASSIFICATION:
GRADE 1:
- Pain after walking distance which pain develop CLAUDICATION DISTANCE
- If patient continues to walk pain subsides -metabolites causing pain are washed away in the circulation due to increased blood flow in muscle and also opening of collateral
GRADE2:
- Pain still persist on continuing walk ,but can walk with effort
GRADE 3 :
- Patient has to take rest to relieve the pain
NOTE:
- Claudication is not common in upper limb but can occur during writing /upper limb exercise .
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