Hart Chiropractic uses heart rate tests to determine neurological progress in the patient. The tests serve as a window on the nerve system since the nerves control heart rate along with other functions,
The following studies were conducted by Dr. Hart on patients from his practice, with their permission.
Hart J. Resting pulse rates under chiropractic care: A preliminary practice-based study. Internet Journal of Chiropractic 2018; 7(1): 1-5. Journal: http://ispub.com/IJCH/7/1/53087
Hart J. Heart rate variability following spinal adjustment: A practice-based study. Internet Journal of Neurology 2019; 21(1). Journal: http://ispub.com/IJN/21/1/53953
Hart J. Improvement in heart rate variability following spinal adjustment: A case study in statistical methodology for a single office visit. International Journal of Statistics in Medical Research 2019; 8:17-22. Journal: https://www.lifescienceglobal.com/pms/index.php/ijsmr/article/view/5957
Hart J. Optimal level of heart rate variability for spinal adjustment: A case report (on a group of patients). Journal of Contemporary Chiropractic 2019; 2(1): 103-108. Article link where open access full text PDF is available: https://journal.parker.edu/article/78065
Hart J. Inter-quartile analysis of resting heart rate and heart rate variability following spinal adjustment: A case study. Neuroscience Discovery. 2019; 7(1). Available at: https://typeset.io/pdf/inter-quartile-analysis-of-resting-heart-rate-and-heart-rate-1682ifazls.pdf
Hart J. Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing: A chiropractic case study. Archives of Neurology & Neuroscience 2021; 9(4). Available at: https://irispublishers.com/ann/fulltext/sometimes-the-best-thing-to-do-is-nothing-a-chiropractic-case-study.ID.000720.php
Hart J. Comparing pre-post heart rate variability change between two spinal adjustments: A case study. Archives of Neurology & Neuroscience 2022; Dec 16. Available at: https://irispublishers.com/ann/pdf/ANN.MS.ID.000825.pdf
Hart J. Improvement in heart rate variability without treatment: A case study. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neurology 2024; 10 (1): 1-4. Available at: https://pubs.sciepub.com/ijcen/10/1/1