Editing Claudication (section)

{{short description|Any impairment or discomfort in walking}}
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'''Claudication''' is a [[medical term]] usually referring to impairment in [[walking]], or pain, discomfort, [[numbness]], or [[tiredness]] in the [[Human leg|legs]] that occurs during walking or standing and is relieved by rest.<ref name=PMID19796387/>  The perceived level of pain from claudication can be mild to extremely severe.  Claudication is most common in the [[Calf (leg)|calves]] but it can also affect the feet, thighs, hips, buttocks, or arms.<ref name=Merck>{{MerckManual|07|080|f||Peripheral Arterial Disease}}</ref> The word ''claudication'' comes {{ety|la|claudicare|to limp}}.

Claudication that appears after a short amount of walking may sometimes be described by US medical professionals by the number of typical [[City block#As a unit of distance|city street blocks]] that the patient can walk before the onset of claudication. Thus, "one-block claudication" appears after walking one block, "two-block claudication" appears after walking two blocks, etc. The term ''block'' would be understood more exactly locally but is on the order of 100 meters (328 feet).