Imagine a surprised expression on a five-year-old’s face when they learn their heart is a pump which never stops working, even when they are asleep. The wonderful truth is that their circulation system works well without their even knowing one of the most basic things about their body. Our circulation systems work independently from our knowledge. Our lives neither begin nor stop because of our knowledge. Information and knowledge come later in life, but our bodies work regardless. Obviously, if life began to work only when we understood it, then none of us would be living today.
Actually, isn’t it true, with exception of healthcare professionals, we live our lives without understanding how the intricate systems of our own bodies work? The surprise expressed by the child at his discovery was a symbolic event. This surprise is repeated throughout our lives as we discover more and more about ourselves. The question is: what happens when our body gets stressed? How do we adapt to our stress on our body? How does our heart react to physical, chemical, and emotional stress?
The Pulse Wave Profiler (PWP) helps us to determine your overall ability to adapt to stress. The PWP measures your adaptability to stress by looking at the timing of your pulse, and determining the balance and tone of your nervous system; this exam is known as heart rate variability (HRV). Proper balance and tone are associated with better adaptability and a healthy lifestyle. Low heart rate variability is associated with aging and poor heart health. Published research has shown that chiropractic adjustments have a beneficial effect on heart rate variability and monitor our adaptability to physical, chemical, and emotional stress.
The Pulse Wave Profiler (PWP) allows the autonomic nervous system to be monitored in new ways by collecting Heart Rate Variability (HRV) data. Heart Rate Variability is the beat-to-beat variation in heart rate. This natural rise and fall of heart rate are caused by several physiologic phenomena, including breathing and autonomic nervous system activity. Healthcare professionals utilize HRV for a wide variety of clinical applications. Chiropractors use HRV to get a window into how the autonomic nervous system (ANS) modulates heart rate in the baseline or resting state. Published research has demonstrated that chiropractic adjustments have favorable effects on HRV parameters. For the first time, instead of measuring parameters on or around the spine, we are able to directly measure the effect of chiropractic care on the function of a vital organ.
Many people cannot feel or see what is going on internally and they are highly dependent on pain or other symptoms to determine their present health condition. Like the innocent and ignorant 5-year-old child who doesn’t know how their heart is working, the absence of symptoms doesn’t mean health problems don’t exist. Dr. Zen has had many clients who thought they were healthy and didn’t have problems who ended up having cancer, disc herniations, heart attacks, diabetes, and many other health problems. Dr. Zen has seen many clients with menstrual cycle issues, depression, ADHD, Parkinson’s disease, migraines, and many more. The common health problem in these clients has been the imbalance of the nervous system, an inability to adapt to stressors, and an inability to heal their degenerated bodies. In addition to the Pulse Wave Profiler, spinal thermographs, and Surface Electromyography of the Spine are also used at Zen Chiropractic Inc. to determine the cause of the neurological problems that we can’t see or feel.contact our Edina chiropractor today.