They also increase a person's risk of infections. Vagus nerve stimulation might offer a way to augment or replace drug treatment, doctors say. Sponsor Message "Neural signals have the ability to ...

Objectives: Afferent nerve stimulation, such as acupuncture and transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS), has shown a blood pressure reduction in both animal and man. In the present open ...

vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), more. digestion heart rate breathing cardiovascular activity reflex actions, such as coughing, sneezing, swallowing, and vomiting It plays a role in the autonomic ...

Researchers found that a single 30-minute session of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) led to notable ...

Another incision is made on the left side of the neck and a thin wire (placed just under the skin) runs from the device to the large vagus nerve in your neck. The device sends out pulses of ...

AN entrapment neuropathy of the ilioinguinal nerve can cause pain and disability that may present serious diagnostic difficulties. The nerve is analogous to an intercostal nerve since it has both ...

Implantable vagus nerve stimulation devices have long been used to treat epilepsy, depression and stroke. A new crop of buzzy non-invasive VNS gadgets, like the one shown here from Truvaga ...

Nearly 20 years ago, knowing all other options had failed, Nick’s sister, a nurse, recommended he check out a new treatment called vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS. The US Food and Drug ...

Not everyone is a good fit for PTNS. You might not be able to use this device if you: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). This procedure strengthens the muscles that control urination.

The study found that people who received gentle electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve were less susceptible to this illusion, indicating they were more in touch with signals from their real body.