| Condition: Calf IC |
| Location |
| Calf muscles |
| Prevalence |
| 3% of adult population |
| Characteristic |
| Cramping, aching discomfort |
| Effect of exercise |
| Reproducible onset |
| Effect of rest |
| Quickly relieved |
| Effect of position |
| None |
| Other characteristic |
| May have atypical limb symptoms on exercise |
| Condition: Thigh and buttock IC |
| Location |
| Buttocks, hip, thigh |
| Prevalence |
| Rare |
| Characteristic |
| Cramping, aching, discomfort |
| Effect of exercise |
| Reproducible onset |
| Effect of rest |
| Quickly relieved |
| Effect of position |
| None |
| Other characteristic |
| Impotence. May have normal pedal pulses with isolated iliac artery disease |
| Condition: Foot IC |
| Location |
| Foot arch |
| Prevalence |
| Rare |
| Characteristic |
| Severe pain on exercise |
| Effect of exercise |
| Reproducible onset |
| Effect of rest |
| Quickly relieved |
| Effect of position |
| None |
| Other characteristic |
| Also may present as numbness |
| Condition: Chronic compartment syndrome |
| Location |
| Calf muscles |
| Prevalence |
| Rare |
| Characteristic |
| Tight, bursting pain |
| Effect of exercise |
| After much exercise (jogging) |
| Effect of rest |
| Subsides very slowly |
| Effect of position |
| Relief with elevation |
| Other characteristic |
| Typically heavy muscled athletes |
| Condition: Venous claudication |
| Location |
| Entire leg, worse in calf |
| Prevalence |
| Rare |
| Characteristic |
| Tight, bursting pain |
| Effect of exercise |
| After walking |
| Effect of rest |
| Subsides slowly |
| Effect of position |
| Relief speeded by elevation |
| Other characteristic |
| History of iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis, signs of venous congestion, edema |
| Condition: Nerve root compression |
| Location |
| Radiates down leg |
| Prevalence |
| Common |
| Characteristic |
| Sharp lancinating pain |
| Effect of exercise |
| Induced by sitting, standing, or walking |
| Effect of rest |
| Often present at rest |
| Effect of position |
| Improved by change in position |
| Other characteristic |
| History of back problems. Worse with sitting. Relief when supine or sitting. Not intermittent |
| Condition: Symptomatic Baker cyst |
| Location |
| Behind knee, down calf |
| Prevalence |
| Rare |
| Characteristic |
| Swelling, tenderness |
| Effect of exercise |
| With exercise |
| Effect of rest |
| Present at rest |
| Effect of position |
| None |
| Other characteristic |
| Not intermittent |
| Condition: Hip arthritis |
| Location |
| Lateral hip, thigh |
| Prevalence |
| Common |
| Characteristic |
| Aching discomfort |
| Effect of exercise |
| After variable degree of exercise |
| Effect of rest |
| Not quickly relieved |
| Effect of position |
| Improved when not weight bearing |
| Other characteristic |
| Symptoms variable. History of degenerative arthritis |
| Condition: Spinal stenosis |
| Location |
| Often bilateral buttocks, posterior leg |
| Prevalence |
| Common |
| Characteristic |
| Pain and weakness |
| Effect of exercise |
| May mimic IC |
| Effect of rest |
| Variable relief but can take a long time to recover |
| Effect of position |
| Relief by lumbar spine flexion |
| Other characteristic |
| Worse with standing and extending spine |
| Condition: Foot/ankle arthritis |
| Location |
| Ankle, foot, arch |
| Prevalence |
| Common |
| Characteristic |
| Aching pain |
| Effect of exercise |
| After variable degree of exercise |
| Effect of rest |
| Not quickly relieved |
| Effect of position |
| May be relieved by not bearing weight |
| Other characteristic |
| Variable, may relate to activity level and present at rest |
Norgren L, Hiatt WR, Dormandy JA, Nehler MR, Harris KA, Fowkes FG. Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II). J Vasc Surg 2007;45(Suppl S):S5-67