This document discusses how chiropractors can use the SweetBeat app and MySweetBeat portal to monitor patients' autonomic nervous systems before, during, and after chiropractic adjustments. It recommends equipping adjustment rooms with iPod touches loaded with the SweetBeat app and chest straps to record heart rate variability data. The secure MySweetBeat portal allows chiropractors to upload, track, analyze, and share patients' HRV session summaries. Using SweetBeat can demonstrate the effectiveness of chiropractic treatment and improve patient satisfaction.

1. SweetBeat and Chiropractic
Care
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2. SweetBeat Monitors the
Nervous System
The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Chiropractic is for the
optimum functioning of the
nervous system; imagine
showing your clients
exactly how and when you
are making positive
adjustments to their
nervous systems. This will
increase patient
satisfaction by
demonstrating success of
the chiropractic treatment.
A flexible ANS gives a high
HRV reading!
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3. SweetBeat Display Description
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4. SweetBeat Stats
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5. Equipment
• Recommend equipment: 1 ipod
touch* and 1 chest strap/receiver for
each adjustment room
• 8GB iPod Touch - $187.99 each
• SweetBeat app $1.99 each
• 60Beat heart monitor and receiver -
$59.99 - $99.99 each
• Subscription to MySweetBeat Web
Portal** $29.99
*WiFi required for data upload
**Monthly subscription fee
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6. Implementation
 For first time patient:
• Run a five-minute session before adjustment to establish a pre-treatment
baseline.
• Run a five-minute session after adjustment.
 For regular patient, run five-minute session after adjustment to track progress.
 Create an account and upload sessions to the private and secure
MySweetBeat database.
• You may create separate accounts for each client, or create a single
account and “tag” the session with the client’s name or other unique
identifier.
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7. MySweetBeat Tracking
Tools
 The secure MySweetBeat
portal provides tracking and
analysis tools
 Go to www.beathealty.com
and select MySweetBeat to
login with the user name
and password created in
the SweetBeat mobile app
 The calendar shows
sessions labeled with tags
 Click on a session to open
the session summary
 Select the link at the bottom
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8. SweetBeat Benefits
With the SweetBeat app and the secure MySweetBeat portal,
you will be able to:
Use an accurate HRV reading to assess the baseline of a patient’s
resting state versus their pain levels
Measure a particular client’s HRV before and after the chiropractic
session.
Recommend SweetBeat to your patients to measure HRV between
chiropractic sessions, encouraging them to keep an eye on stress
throughout the week.
Measure their HRV during a chiropractic session to measure efficacy.
Upload individual client HRV sessions to MySweetBeat for tracking and
review.
E-mail your patients their session summaries from previous sessions.
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9. Advanced Analysis Using Kubios
 Kubios is an industry-
standard HRV analysis tool
 Download Kubios for free:
http://kubios.uku.fi/
 Imports RR intervals captured
in SweetBeat*
 Provides time, frequency and
non-linear HRV analysis
 Report-printing capability
* See TBD for instructions on how to access
RR intervals from your MySweetBeat portal
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