ReviewCurrent rheumatology reports2022
Autonomic Nervous System Dysregulation and Osteoarthritis Pain: Mechanisms, Measurement, and Future Outlook.
Review in Current rheumatology reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture in modulating autonomic nervous function: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Autonomic responses to aerobic and resistance exercise in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Safety and preliminary efficacy of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on chronic knee pain: A pilot trial.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2025Trial
- Vagally Mediated Heart Rate Variability and Mood States in Patients with Chronic Pain Receiving Prolonged Expiration Regulated Breathing: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2024Trial
- Prevalence of dysautonomia in chronic musculoskeletal pain: a cross-sectional study.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Systematic Multi-Level Analyses Decode the Arthritis-Neurodegeneration Axis With In Vivo Validation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Radon balneotherapy in rheumatologic diseases: potential mechanisms and implications for cardiovascular autonomic control and inflammation.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Review
- Sensor-Based Monitoring of Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms in Free-Living Settings: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Post-traumatic osteoarthritis in aged rodents is associated with brain changes that correlate with joint remodeling.The journal of pain · 2026Article
- The prevalence of dysautonomia in chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2026Review
- From nerve to bone: a tale of autonomic nervous system, bone cells, and beyond.Military Medical Research · 2026Review
- The COMPASS framework for chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder: navigating the transition from threat to safety through yoga.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Adjunctive ultrasound-guided vagus nerve-targeted pharmacopuncture for refractory fibromyalgia with autonomic symptoms: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring senescence markers as potential drivers of osteoarthritis pain in aging adults.Experimental gerontology · 2025Review
- Manual Therapy in Conjunction With Other Multimodal Interventions in a Patient With Chronic Pain and Hypertension: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Sit-up test for assessing impaired blood pressure regulation in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Comorbid hypertension and osteoarthritis exacerbates joint remodeling and gait compensations in female rats with milder effects observed in males.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2025Article
- Changes in Heart Rate Variability in Adolescent Patients With Tic Disorders: A 1-Year Prospective Study.Psychiatry investigation · 2025Article
- Chronic Stress and Headaches: The Role of the HPA Axis and Autonomic Nervous System.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Viral infections of the central nervous system increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis: a two-sample mendelian randomization study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe autonomic nervous system is an important regulator of stress responses and exhibits functional changes in chronic pain states. This review discusses potential overlap among autonomic dysregulation, osteoarthritis (OA) progression, and chronic pain. From this foundation, we then discuss preclinical to clinical research opportunities to close gaps in our knowledge of autonomic dysregulation and OA. Finally, we consider the potential to generate new therapies for OA pain via modulation of the autonomic nervous system. RECENT
findingsRecent reviews provide a framework for the autonomic nervous system in OA progression; however, research is still limited on the topic. In other chronic pain states, functional overlaps between the central autonomic network and pain processing centers in the brain suggest relationships between concomitant dysregulation of the two systems. Non-pharmacological therapeutics, such as vagus nerve stimulation, mindfulness-based meditation, and exercise, have shown promise in alleviating painful symptoms of joint diseases, and these interventions may be partially mediated through the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system appears to be dysregulated in OA progression, and further research on rebalancing autonomic function may lead to novel therapeutic strategies for treating OA pain.
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