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Supervised Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease

If you have peripheral artery disease and experience pain or other symptoms while walking, you may benefit from Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET).

SET is a physician-referred exercise and education program for people diagnosed with lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) who have symptoms of intermittent claudication (IC).

Goals of Supervised Exercise Therapy

  • Reduce symptoms such as leg, thigh or buttock pain
  • Improve heart health and circulation
  • Improve endurance and strength
  • Slow the progression of atherosclerosis to reduce risk of heart attack or stroke

Our Services

  • Supervised exercise training program to increase the distance you can walk pain-free
  • Program delivered by clinical exercise physiologists and registered nurses
  • Sessions are held 3 times per week for 12 weeks and the program is covered by some insurance carriers, including Medicare

​Contact Us

  • T: 858.249.1308
  • F: 858.249.1309

Patients are usually referred to us by a doctor but are welcome to call us for help with this process.

Location

UC San Diego Health – La Jolla

We are located inside the Cardiac Rehabilitation and Wellness Center.