DOCTOR. IF YOU’RE HAVING SOME UNEXPLAINED LEG PAIN, YOU MAY WANT TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE OR PAD IN THIS MORNING’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR. IF YOU’RE WELL, WE HAVE THAT GOING ON TWICE ...

Dear Doctors: I have walked barefoot all my life without any problems. But now, the ball of my right foot has started to hurt when I do. I’m 55, a woman and a runner. I read that the fat pads on your ...

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Doctors screen for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) with an ankle-brachial index (ABI) test, which measures blood pressure in the legs. Experts recommend that anyone with PAD risk factors undergo ...

Dear Doctors: I have recently been advised that I have peripheral artery disease. I would like to know more about what that is. What types of restrictions might the diagnosis place on me? Dear Reader: ...

In early 2021, Tony Black’s left foot suddenly started to swell after a severe bout of COVID-19. He went to an urgent care clinic and was told it was likely gout. But with his foot swelling to the ...

While peripheral artery disease symptoms are most common in upright positions, it’s possible for more severe cases to cause leg pain at night. The most commonly reported symptom of peripheral artery ...

An ideal sleeping position for someone with peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a comfortable one, although people who also have sleep apnea will have different needs. PAD is a condition in which the ...