Dysautonomia
Autonomic dysfunction, (also called dysautonomia), is a chronic illness that causes a dysregulation of autonomic nervous system (ANS) functions. ANS is the regulatory part of the central nervous system that regulates the automatic functions within the body that occur without conscious effort (such as heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, respiration, digestion, etc.).
Dysautonomia can be a symptom of another illness, or an illness in itself. For example, many patients that suffer with Parkinson’s disease, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), Chronic Lyme, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and CCSVI also experience an abnormal (i.e. dysfunctioning) of their ANS.
Unfortunately, there is no cure per se for dysautonomia. On the other hand, there is a specialized medical procedure that Synergy Health performs that may provide symptom-relief for patients that Dr. Arata refers to as Transjugular Vagal Modulation (TVM).
