Post-exercise auricular vagus nerve stimulation modulates autonomic and recovery responses in physically inactive young adults: a randomized controlled trial
Ertürk Ç, Mutuş R
Scientific Reports · 2026
Key finding
Twenty minutes of post-treadmill bilateral taVNS produced greater reductions in blood lactate, perceived fatigue and blood pressure and a larger rise in the parasympathetic index than a matched control recovery period.
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- Condition
- Sports Recovery
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 60
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Ertürk, Ç., & Mutuş, R. (2026). Post-exercise auricular vagus nerve stimulation modulates autonomic and recovery responses in physically inactive young adults: a randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-47143-z
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