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Borg scale

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Borg scale
Chest medicine A system for scoring the perception of
dyspnea, consisting of a linear scale ranking the degree of difficulty in breathing, ranging from none–0 to maximum–10


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Subjects rated the magnitude of their perceived breathing and leg discomfort at rest, every minute during exercise, and at peak exercise by pointing to the 10-point Borg scale.
Similarly, PIMax is more dependent on respiratory muscle functionality than other pulmonary parameters and both the PIMax improvement and the increase in quadriceps strength would support the observed improvement in the Borg scales (leg and breathing discomfort).
 
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