The Role of the Nervous System in Chronic Health Issues

The role of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) in chronic health disorders is massive. In this video I  share a study which I link below which reviews a lot of the research from heart rate variability studies which shows dysregulation of the ANS- namely an inability to activate and stay in the parasympathetic rest and digest nervous system. Activating this rest and digest nervous system is crucial for healing as the fight or flight sympathetic nervous system keeps us stuck in a chemical stress loop.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282569324_Meta-analytic_evidence_for_decreased_heart_rate_variability_in_chronic_pain_implicating_parasympathetic_nervous_system_dysregulation