NEUROGENIC CLAUDICATION V/S VASCULAR CLAUDICATION

VASCULAR CLAUDICATION V/S  NEUROGENIC CLAUDICATION

VASCULAR CLAUDICATION : 

• Also known as intermittent claudication, is moat commonly seen in peripheral vascular disease and describes intermittent leg pain from reduced blood flow.

• A person may complain of pain, a burning feeling, or a tired feeling in the legs and buttocks while walking.

• Other symptoms may include shiny, hairless, blotchy foot skin that may get sores, the leg is pale when raised (elevated) and red when lowered.

• Cold feet and Leg pain at night in bed.

• Impotence in men.

• The symptoms mainly appear after activity or exercise of the affected part and the person is bound to take rest to get relief from the symptoms.

• Postural changes may not help in vascular claudication to relieve symptoms, a person has to take a rest.

NEUROGENIC CLAUDICATION:

• Also known as cauda equina claudication or pseudo claudication, is most commonly seen in lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and describes intermittent leg pain from an impingement of the nerves coming out from the spinal cord. 

• Neurogenic, as the names suggest means that the problem arises within the nervous system.

• A person may complain of pain, tingling, or cramping in the lower back and one or both legs, hips, and buttocks. 

• Weakness or heaviness in the legs may also be felt. 

• These symptoms are mainly experienced when standing upright or walking and usually go away with leaning forward or sitting down that is changing posture.

VASCULAR CLAUDICATION V/S  NEUROGENIC CLAUDICATION

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