Respiratory Muscles and Dyspnea
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This article reviews the classical basis on which dyspnea is identified and quantified. The sensation or sensations of discomfort experienced during breathing are then viewed using a background of sensory physiology. Exploiting psychophysical techniques, the origin of the sensation of discomfort is viewed within the constraints of the presently-known sensory structures. The contribution of these sensory structures to the quality and quantity of discomfort is suggested, indicating the central role played by the respiratory muscles.
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Thoracic dominant breathing is linked to asthma, COPD, heart failure and panic disorder.
“| Thoracic dominant breathing | 4 | [11, 47–49] | Asthma COPD Heart failure Panic disorder |”
From Dysfunctional breathing: a review of the literature and proposal for classification (2016) · cites this paper as [48]
Thoracic dominant breathing often occurs in patients with increasing ventilation needs such as cardiac or respiratory disease or decreased abdominal compliance such as morbid obesity, but in their absence it can be termed dysfunctional.
“This type of breathing often occurs in patients with increasing ventilation needs such as those with cardiac or respiratory disease or those with decreased abdominal compliance such as the morbidly obese, but in their absence it can be termed dysfunctional [11, 48, 49].”
From Dysfunctional breathing: a review of the literature and proposal for classification (2016) · cites this paper as [48]
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- Authors
- Killian, K. J., & Jones, N. L.
- Affiliations
- McMaster University Medical Centre (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Jones, Norman L.
- ORCID
- Jones, Norman L.
- Venue
- Clinics in Chest Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1988-06
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 237-248
- ISSN
- 0272-5231 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2946457
- Cited by
- 192
- References
- 2
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- FWCI
- 8.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinics in Chest Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Keywords
- dyspnea, respiratory muscles, respiratory sensation, sensory physiology, psychophysics, respiratory discomfort
- MeSH terms
- Dyspnea, Physical Exertion, Humans, Muscle Contraction, Respiration, Respiratory Muscles, Sensation
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