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Leg Pain Does Not Have Make You Cry Anymore

More than 18 million older Americans have a disease that can cause excruciating pain even when walking short distances. Most are unaware they have Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) without an easy and painless computerized test. Without detection, a person has a 6X higher risk of a heart attack or stroke.

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Leg Pain Can Mean Heart Danger

If people come in and say my chest hurts, that gets attention, but if they say my leg hurts when I walk a couple of blocks, most doctors don’t think that is a big deal. Most people think “clogged” artery disease, or arteriosclerosis, only happens in the heart however it does happen throughout the body especially in the legs.