Spinal arthritis and the vagus nerve

Miranda

Hi all,

Hope you’re keeping okay since I was last on here. Quick question (which I’m not sure anyone can answer): can spinal arthritis affect the vagus nerve? I was told I have a problem with my vagus nerve some years ago, and I also have osteoarthritis in the lower cervical spine. Don’t worry if nobody knows; just thought I’d ask on the off-chance!

Take care,

Miranda x

Poppyjane

Hi @Miranda

I am not medically qualified to answer your question and hope some of our members may be able to give you some information from their own experience. I did find this link to some research which you might find interesting.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/research/our-current-research/our-current-research-projects/chronic-pain-targeting-and-silencing-spontaneous-nerve-signals-of-pain/

Take care

Poppyjane (Moderator)