Chiropractic is founded on the basic principles that a body’s ability to self-heal and self-regulate is under the control of an adaptive, functioning nervous system. The capacity of the nervous system to respond efficiently and appropriately is directly related to the body’s ability to adapt. The genesis of health or salutogenesis, is correlated to the management of a persons stress resources. Over time, as unresolved stressful events reoccur, the amplitude and symmetry of the autonomic nervous system has little reserve to handle ongoing stress. Its adaptive reserve is lowered overall.

Measuring the balance and activity within the ANS is the job of the HRV (neuropulse) unit. It calculates the inter-beat intervals of a resting heart and produces a metric known as HRV. Where a patient plots on the HRV graph represents how much reserve that patient has to adapt to daily and eventful stressors. On the HRV graph, you will notice a green zone. This is the desirable area to score within because it represents where well-adjusted patients typically plot. This is the desirable balanced and activity within the autonomic nervous system for everyone to strive to achieve.