{"id":24976,"date":"2026-07-25T22:12:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T22:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fysiotherapiekijkduin.nl\/home\/?page_id=24976"},"modified":"2026-07-25T22:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T22:12:24","slug":"intermittent-claudication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fysiotherapiekijkduin.nl\/home\/en\/treatments\/intermittent-claudication\/","title":{"rendered":"Intermittent claudication"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fysiotherapiekijkduin.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claudicatio-intermittens-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Older couple out for a walk in the park\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Intermittent claudication, sometimes called &ldquo;window shopper&rsquo;s leg&rdquo;, is caused by narrowing of the leg arteries. As a result the leg muscles receive too little oxygen while walking, leading to pain or cramp in the legs that forces you to stop. After a short rest the pain subsides and you can walk on.<\/p>\n<p>Supervised exercise therapy under the guidance of a physiotherapist is the first-choice treatment for intermittent claudication. The training focuses on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>increasing your pain-free walking distance<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>improving your walking technique and fitness<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>lifestyle advice:<\/strong> such as being more active and support with stopping smoking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Treatment usually takes place on referral from your GP or vascular surgeon. Please feel free to get in touch for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intermittent claudication, sometimes called &ldquo;window shopper&rsquo;s leg&rdquo;, is caused by narrowing of the leg arteries. As a result the leg muscles receive too little oxygen while walking, leading to pain or cramp in the legs that forces you to stop. After a short rest the pain subsides and you can walk on. Supervised exercise therapy &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":24950,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24976","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","grid-sizer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fysiotherapiekijkduin.nl\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fysiotherapiekijkduin.nl\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fysiotherapiekijkduin.nl\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fysiotherapiekijkduin.nl\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fysiotherapiekijkduin.nl\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fysiotherapiekijkduin.nl\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24977,"href":"https:\/\/fysiotherapiekijkduin.nl\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24976\/revisions\/24977"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fysiotherapiekijkduin.nl\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fysiotherapiekijkduin.nl\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}