The Valsalva maneuver is one of several simple physical actions called vagal maneuvers that act on the vagus nerve to slow your heart rate. Doctors may suggest vagal maneuvers to try and slow your ...

Vagus Nerve A Vagus Nerve Survival Guide to Combat Fight-or-Flight Urges 9 vagal maneuvers that increase heart rate variability. Posted May 15, 2017 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch ...

9 vagal maneuvers that increase heart rate variability. The vagus nerve is the prime driving force of the parasympathetic nervous system which regulates our “rest-and-digest” or “tend-and ...

Physical counterpressure maneuvers (PCMs) should be first-line therapy for patients who suffer recurrent vasovagal syncope with prodromal symptoms, according to a paper by van Dijk et al.There is ...

Vagal maneuvers have up to a 54% success rate in returning the heart rate to normal, but they are typically not considered long-term solutions.

Vagal maneuvers, chlorpromazine (10 mg intravenously three times a day for 24 hours), and lidocaine (a loading dose of 1 mg per kilogram of body weight, ...