GCSE Drama 4240 helps students develop an understanding of many creative and challenging activities. Candidates are free to choose any of the controlled assessment options offered in this specification, including:
Claudication is pain and/or cramping in the lower leg due to inadequate blood flow to the muscles. The pain usually causes the person to limp. The word claudication comes from the Latin claudicare meaning to limp. Claudication typically is felt while walking, and subsides with rest.
Intermittent claudication is a symptom of peripheral arterial disease. Intermittent claudication is a tight, aching, or squeezing pain in the calf, foot, thigh, or buttock that occurs during exercise, such as walking up a steep hill or a flight of stairs.any problems can cause leg pain that is similar to intermittent claudication but is not related to peripheral arterial disease. These problems include: 1  Spinal stenosis. 2  Tendinitis. 3  Stress fractures. 4  Arthritis. 5  Nerve damage in the legs (peripheral neuropathy) caused by diabetes or heavy use of alcohol.