title: Success of an outpatient claudication group training program for patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD): the Tübingen model.
abstract: Active exercise therapy plays a decisive role in the prognosis for early forms of peripheral arterial occlusive disease (stages I and II). We present a model project for an outpatient claudication group which has proved successful in the active exercise therapy of early forms of arterial occlusive disease (PAOD). In addition to the training principles familiar from intensified, performance-keyed walking programs, a newly developed pedal ergometer was employed which makes controlled endurance training possible for this patient group. The distance patients were able to walk without pain increased significantly in 17 out of the 26 patients taking part in the program. This clinical success was confirmed by an examination of arterial hemodynamics. The transformation of a theoretical concept into a functioning training program and the positive results achieved with it should encourage others to establish similar programs close to the patients' homes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Klyscz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jünger
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jünger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rassner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy*; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D010809:Physical Fitness; D016138:Walking