Job-related stress is a concern for people in many occupations. One response to stress is an increase in sympathetic nerve activity. What are some health-related problems that can result from chronic sympathetic stimulation?
Job-related stress is a concern for people in many occupations. One response to stress is an increase in sympathetic nerve activity. What are some health-related problems that can result from chronic sympathetic stimulation?
The sympathetic nervous system functions to produce the body's fight and flight response and is active in stress conditions. It functions to raise the breathing rate, blood pressure and enhances smooth muscle tone.
An increase in sympathetic activity in response to stress can lead to chronic sympathetic stimulation. The health issues that are associated with chronic sympathetic stimulation are renal diseases, diabetes, mental illness, including depression and anxiety disorders, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular diseases like ischemic heart disease and chronic heart failure, and even Parkinson's disease.
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