Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) is at non-invasive non-pharmacological treatment which has been shown to attenuate tissue damage caused by ischemia e.g. in hearts subjected to ischemia. RIC treatment consists of brief repetitive periods of ischemia induced in an extremity e.g. an arm. Recent findings show that six week RIC treatment improves healing of diabetic foot ulcers, suggesting a possible effect on the underlying pathological causes of ulcers e.g. PAD.