INDIANAPOLIS – Poor circulation the legs may cause pain
when walking or standing and could be a sign of peripheral artery disease (PAD)
– a condition that puts people at high risk for heart disease and stroke.
Franciscan St. Francis Health is again participating in
Legs for Life, a free screening program for PAD. The screening will be 7:30 to
11:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 25, at Franciscan St. Francis Health-Indianapolis,
8111 S. Emerson Ave.
To qualify for the free screening, participants must be
50 or older, not currently under the care of a cardiologist or vascular surgeon
and must not have attended a screening during the past four years unless their
symptoms or general health have changed.
Symptoms of PAD include:
·
Leg or hip pain when walking but stops
when resting
·
Numbness, tingling or weakness in legs
·
Burning or aching pain in feet or toes
when resting
·
Sore on leg or foot that won’t heal
·
Cold legs or feet
·
Color change in skin of legs or feet
·
Loss of hair on legs
Registration is required. The screening takes about 15
minutes and includes a personal consultation with a physician or health care
professional. To make an appointment, call 782-4422, or toll-free at 877-888-1777.
