Researchers have found that supervised training is significantly more effective than simply giving patients instructions to take up walking at home.

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Meanwhile, a recent National Institutes of Health study showed that a program of supervised exercise may be at least as effective as interventions with devices in alleviating walking pain for many people suffering from PAD.

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