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.
If they occur in the heart, a person may have chest pain (angina) or even a heart attack. If arteries are blocked or narrowed in the neck or the brain, a person may have a stroke. Intermittent claudication is when the blockage occurs in the legs, most commonly in the calf or the foot.owever, some causes of leg pain may be life threatening such a blood clot in the legs. Seek medical attention if you have: 1  Chest pain or shortness of breath with leg pain. 2  Diabetes. 3  If you are pregnant. 4  Leg pain that does not go away. 5  Legs that are red, hot, or swollen.