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 primarily caused by reduced blood flow due to peripheral artery disease, also called peripheral vascular disease. In this condition, your muscles cannot get enough oxygen because blood circulation has been blocked or restricted in the arteries.ntermittent claudication is primarily caused by reduced blood flow due to peripheral artery disease, also called peripheral vascular disease. In this condition, your muscles cannot get enough oxygen because blood circulation has been blocked or restricted in the arteries.