The Parasym Device? Significantly Increases Parasympathetic Activity?

Autonomic Balance
The parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) both work in balance and together make up the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which is responsible for many of the bodies autonomic (unconscious) processes. The parasympathetic system has been referred to as `rest and digest` and the sympathetic system to that of `fight or flight`. Activating the PNS will reduce SNS activity and vice versa as these systems work in balance. From a therapeutic standpoint it is beneficial to be able to promote parasympathetic activity on demand (or reduce sympathetic activity) which has led to developments in safe and effective ways to achieve this.

The Vagus Nerve interfaces with the PNS and activity of the Vagus Nerve is correlated with autonomic nervous system activity. As a result it was hypothesised that targeted stimulation of the Vagus Nerve (with micropulses of electrical current) could lead to activation of the parasympathetic system as well as harnessing therapeutic mechanisms of the ANS.