Pneumogastric (vagus) nerve activity indexed by heart rate variability in chronic pain patients compared to healthy controls: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Pain Physician

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages E55-E78

  Koenig, Julian ^a   Thayer, Julian F ^a   Falvay, Daniela ^b   Clamor, Annika ^c   Wagner, Julia ^d   Jarczok, Marc N ^e   Ellis, Robert J ^f   Weber, Cora ^g  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SRH UNIVERSITY HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^f NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^g CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Fibromyalgia; Heart rate variability; Irritable bowel syndrome; Meta analysis; Primary headache disorders; Systematic review; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC PAIN; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN; PAIN SEVERITY; PRIMARY HEADACHE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84954445236     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: 21501149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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