Heart rate variability (HRV) tests indicate that parasympathetic nervous system activity - which is triggered by the vagus nerve - is reduced in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia. Low HRV is associated with increased pain, poor sleep and cognitive problems in ME/CFS and/or FM.
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Could increasing vagus nerve activity help? One small fibromyalgia study with dramatic results suggests it could. Ben Natelson, a longtime ME/CFS/FM researcher and doctor, said the results "blew him away" and that he had never seen results like that in fibromyalgia
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS: A Trial of One
- Gulf War Illness Vagus Nerve Stimulation Trial Could Pave Way for Fibromyalgia
- Reborn 1 - Reversing Fibromyalgia with Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Reborn II - Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Inflammation
- Using a TENS Unit to Stimulate the Vagus Nerve
- Recovery Story: Vagus Nerve Stimulation Turns Jean's Life Around
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Blogs on Health Rising
including using a TENS unit to stimulate the Vagus Nerve
