The easy mistake with peripheral artery disease treatment is to read a list of medicines, exercise and procedures and pick from it yourself. For a reader in Tinley Park, Illinois who is watching their legs, that choice is not a self-service one.
What the treatment depends on
On this point www.nhlbi.nih.gov is direct: "Treatment depends on how severe your PAD is and what complications you may develop or already have." Nothing in that sentence invites you to rank the options on your own. The options only make sense after severity and complications are known.
What reading can do for you
Reading is the part that belongs to you. The NHLBI, NIH page on living with peripheral artery disease is a place to learn about life with the condition before an appointment. Use it to prepare questions, not to start a routine of your own.
The conservative choice
If you are unsure which step applies to you, take the cautious route. Ask a clinician before you start, stop or change anything that touches your treatment. A list of options describes a field. It does not describe your legs.
The sign that should change your plan
A new complication changes the question. Because www.nhlbi.nih.gov ties treatment to the complications you may develop or already have, a new problem in your legs means an earlier plan may no longer fit. For general background, the CDC overview of peripheral arterial disease is there, though it cannot tell you whether your own situation has changed.