Arterial claudication:
Location of pain: Buttock, thigh, or calf muscles and rarely the foot
Characteristic discomfort: Cramping, aching, fatigue, weakness, or frank pain
Onset relative to exercise: After some degree of exercise
Effect of rest: Quickly relieved
Effect of body position: None
Other characteristics: Reproducible
Spinal stenosis(Neurogenic Claudication):
Location of pain: Hip, thigh, buttocks (follows dermatome)
Characteristic discomfort: Motor weakness more prominent than pain
Onset relative to exercise: After walking or standing for variable lengths of time
Effect of rest: Relieved by stopping only if position changed
Effect of body position: Relief by lumbar spine flexion (sitting or stooping forward)
Other characteristics: Frequent history of back problems, provoked by intra-abdominal pressure
Venous claudication:
Location of pain: Entire leg, but usually worse in thigh and groin
Characteristic discomfort: Tight, bursting pain
Onset relative to exercise: After walking
Effect of rest: Subsides slowly
Effect of body position: Relief quicker by elevation
Other characteristics: History of iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis, signs of venous congestion, edema
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