Peripheral Vascular Disease/Claudication

A randomized clinical trial “to determine the efficacy of Exerstriding to increase exercise tolerance and improve quality of life in persons with intermittent claudication pain secondary to peripheral vascular disease” was conducted at Hines VA Hospital in Hines, Illinois. The study compared 18 subject who exerstrided to 16 subjects who walked. Those using Exerstrider poles were able to increase their exercise duration, and reported a significant decrease in their level of pain and discomfort. Their walking speed also significantly improved. The walking group did not experience similar improvements. The Exerstriding group reported significant improvements in their overall general health in one month. Walkers reported no such improvements in general health. Researchers concluded the a four week Exerstriding program “will result in a significant (and from the participants’ perspective a tangible) improvement in exercise tolerance.”

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