Effectiveness of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation vs heart rate variability biofeedback interventions for chronic pain conditions: A systematic review
Pellow K, Harrison J, Tucker P, Harper B
Scandinavian Journal of Pain · 2025
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Ten full-text articles of 1,474 identified were selected for full qualitative synthesis, with a combined population of 813 subjects.
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- Condition
- Pain
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
- Participants
- 813
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Pellow, K., Harrison, J., Tucker, P., & Harper, B. (2025). Effectiveness of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation vs heart rate variability biofeedback interventions for chronic pain conditions: A systematic review. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 25(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2024-0037
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