The sympathetic nervous system becomes more active during times of stress, and for some people, this activation can become excessive or prolonged.

While it is often overshadowed by its high-alert counterpart, the sympathetic nervous system, the PSNS has a powerful role in ...

Discover four research-backed breathing techniques that activate your parasympathetic nervous system for immediate stress relief and emotional regulation.

reflective of extreme sympathetic nervous system activation. I assure them this is a very normal reaction to the abnormal world we are living in these days. The danger level is high specifically ...

Introduction The pathophysiology of tendon pain is not fully understood, although preliminary data indicates involvement of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). Large prospective studies identify ...

Research suggests that our mindsets about stress—the beliefs we hold about whether stress is harmful or potentially helpful—dramatically influence how stress affects us physiologically ...

Mechanisms include intermittent hypoxia, oxidative stress, increased sympathetic nervous system activation, and endothelial dysfunction, noted authors of an Obesity Medicine Association clinical ...