A New Treatment for Arthritis: Vagus-Nerve Stimulation

Re:A New Treatment for Arthritis: Vagus-Nerve Stimulation by cassianoleal on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @06:47PM (#34167612)

Inflammation helps fight infection of any kind. You know fever? That's your body heating up to wean off infection.

When you tear a muscle or a tendon, inflammation helps blood to flow into the affected areas, speeding up the healing process.

Inflammation is one of the tools your immune system has to keep you in good health. Too much of it can have bad side-effects though, which is why we need to keep it under control.

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Re:A New Treatment for Arthritis: Vagus-Nerve Stimulation by rgrieselhuber on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @06:50PM (#34167636)

Ok, I was imagining some food-induced inflammation since that was the context. Is there some healthy inflammation that comes from food vs the body’s natural immune response?

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Re:A New Treatment for Arthritis: Vagus-Nerve Stimulation by pasquinelli on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @08:06PM (#34168231)

i believe there's some inflamation and immune system response anytime you introduce foreign bodies, including when you eat.

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