The Impact of Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Pain and Life Quality in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Kutlu N, Özden AV, Alptekin HK, Alptekin JÖ
BioMed Research International · 2020
Key finding
Auricular VNS was evaluated alongside exercise therapy in fibromyalgia patients, with improvements observed in select quality-of-life subparameters over 4 weeks of treatment.
- Condition
- Pain
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 60
Cite this study
Kutlu, N., Özden, A. V., Alptekin, H. K., & Alptekin, J. Ö. (2020). The Impact of Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Pain and Life Quality in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome. BioMed Research International, 2020(1). https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8656218
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