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Effect of exercise Effect of rest Effect of position
Other
characteristic
Reproducible onset Quickly relieved None May have atypical
limb symptoms on
exercise
Reproducible onset Quickly relieved None Impotence. May
have normal pedal
pulses with isolated
iliac artery disease
Reproducible onset Quickly relieved None Also may present as
numbness
Aer much exercise
(jogging )
Subsides very
slowly
Relief with
elevation
Typically heavily
muscled athletes
Aer walking Subsides slowly Relief speeded by
elevation
History of
iliofemoral deep
vein thrombosis,
signs of venous
congestion, edema
Induced by sitting,
standing, or walking
Oen present
at rest
Improved by
change in position
History of back
problems. Worse
with sitting. Relief
when supine or
sitting. Not inter-
mittent
With exercise Present at rest None Not intermittent
Aer variable degree
of exercise
Not quickly
relieved
Improved when not
weight bearing
Symptoms
variable. History
of degenerative
arthritis
May mimic IC Variable relief but
can take a long
time to recover
Relief by lumbar
spine flexion
Worse with
standing and
extending spine
Aer variable degree
of exercise
Not quickly
relieved
May be relieved by
not bearing weight
Variable, may relate
to activity level and
present at rest
