Direct-to-consumer devices promising pain relief are flooding the market. Is there enough evidence to recommend these devices to patients with chronic pain?

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* server, researchers evaluated non-invasive transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation [tVNS] as a treatment for long COVID-related chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

ERLANGEN, Germany & REGENSBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The medical device company cerbomed cooperated with the Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University of Regensburg 2010 on a ...

A recent study found that transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation significantly reduced postpartum uterine contraction pain after cesarean delivery.

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers assessed the effectiveness of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in managing long coronavirus ...

ROCKAWAY, N.J., Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- electroCore, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECOR), a commercial-stage bioelectronic medicine and wellness company, today announced the publication of two peer ...

Illustration of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve connecting to the outer ear Source: Image credited to Kenneth Probst/UCSF In the past year or so, vagus nerve stimulation via the outer ear has ...

3D illustration showing brain and active vagus nerve (tenth cranial nerve or CN X) Source: Axel_Kock/Shutterstock Stimulating the vagus nerve activates the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic ...

Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (ta-VNS) was safe and effective for both children and young adults with mild to moderate inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a pilot study found. Among ...

Noninvasive auricular vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is no more effective than placebo at controlling symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a new study. But experts emphasize that these ...

A small stimulator placed in the outer ear can activate the vagus nerve using unnoticeable electrical pulses to stimulate one of the nerve’s nearby branches. New research by neuroscientists at the ...