It is of great importance for various bodily functions, including the perception of pain ... of the vagus nerve branches in the human ear, in relation to auricular blood vessels, has been studied ...

Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation may be a safe pain-relieving treatment for people with knee osteoarthritis.

Aoyagi's pilot study tested a treatment called transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) on 30 individuals with knee pain. Each study participant was treated with a tVNS device for ...

Knee pain can make everyday tasks like walking, bending, or getting into a car difficult. For people with osteoarthritis (OA), this pain is often long-lasting and hard to treat. But a new study offers ...

A new study has found the non-invasive application of in-ear electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve to be ... related knee pain and gave each of them a 60-minute auricular tVNS treatment.