13/08/2025
🚨 That Leg Pain Might Be Telling You Something Serious! 🚨
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) happens when the arteries in your legs narrow due to plaque buildup, cutting down the blood flow your muscles and skin desperately need.
It doesn’t happen overnight — PAD progresses gradually:
1️⃣ Stage 1 – Claudication: Leg cramps or pain while walking, which improve with rest.
2️⃣ Stage 2 – Rest Pain: Pain even while sitting or lying down.
3️⃣ Stage 3 – Non-Healing Ulcers: Wounds on the feet or ankles that just won’t heal.
4️⃣ Stage 4 – Gangrene: No blood flow to certain areas — tissue death, and in severe cases, amputation may be necessary.
💡 Who’s at higher risk?
Smokers 🚬
Diabetics 🍬
People with coronary artery disease ❤️
Those with a family history of heart disease 👨👩👧👦
💊 The good news?
If detected early (Stages 1 or 2), PAD can often be treated without surgery — through medications, exercise, quitting smoking, controlling sugar, and walking regularly.
⚠️ If diagnosed late (Stages 3 or 4), surgery may be needed — such as Peripheral Arterial Bypass Surgery to create a new path for blood to flow around the blockage and save your leg.
Don’t wait until it’s too late. That leg pain could be your body’s cry for help — listen to it, get checked, and act early.
(Peripheral Arterial Disease, PAD symptoms, Leg pain while walking, Poor circulation in legs, Blocked leg arteries, Vascular disease, Non-healing ulcers, Gangrene prevention, Early detection of PAD, Smoking and PAD, Lifestyle changes for heart health, Peripheral arterial bypass surgery)
