Aerobic exercise + Non Invasive- Vagus Stimulation

Aerobic exercise + Placebo Non Invasive Vagus Stimulation

The only cutaneous nerve of the N. vagus, ramus auricularis, receives sensation from the posterior surface of the auricle, the posterior part of the external auditory canal and the adjacent part of the eardrum. Non-invasive transcutaneous devices stimulate the vagus nerve via the auricular route or from the carotid. This device non-invasively stimulates the auricular branch of the vagus nerve without any action. As a result, it was found that the pain threshold increased and the mechanical pain sensitivity decreased.

In the measurement of pain intensity, it was planned to use a standard, 10 mm VAS with proven reliability. The severity of pain felt by the patient; It is a scale used to mark 0 = no pain and 10 = the most severe pain, thus determining the patient's pain intensity subjectively.

The Polar H10 device is a heart rate sensor that comes with a wearable chest strap and is the gold standard of high sensitivity and accuracy. It can be connected to multiple training devices via Bluetooth and ANT+. The device comes with a soft, adjustable sensor that touches the chest to capture the heart rate in real time.

In the study, the autonomic nervous system will be evaluated with the Polar H10 device. By connecting the device to a smart phone via bluetooth, the data will be recorded and the software supported by the device will be used for the analysis of the data.

It was measured with a portable lactate analyzer before and after exercise training, just before the recovery phase. It is an ideal lactate analyzer for using metabolic information to assess endurance, design optimal training programs, avoid overtraining plans and help identify target heart rate zones.