Joining Dr. Don today is Dr. David Fletcher, a threepeat guest who is here to dive further into the polyvagal theory and heart rate variability. Dr. Fletcher is a chiropractic pioneer and the tools you can use to help track your patient's inputs and outputs.
 
The pandemic changed many things, but importantly, it significantly affected the population and their primary autonomic responses. Dr. Fletcher talks us through how his tools track autonomic responses, distinguish between parasympathetic and sympathetic reactions, and interpret data points.
 
Key Takeaways:
How things have been for David and his practice during the pandemic. [01:30]
How people in the industry utilized their strength and knowledge during the pandemic. [02:50]
Commonalities between chiropractors that succeeded and grew through the pandemic. [03:30]
How forced immobilization during the pandemic affected people. [06:45]
Blending technologies to read client inputs and outputs and why it’s important. [08.00]
The Four Quadrant Model. [08:45]
Measuring parasympathetic vs. sympathetic reactions. [13:00]
Working within the rules of the human operating system and reigniting the systems. [18:00]
Keeping the human system in motion. [20:00]
Creating a movement to safety. [23:00]
Why chiropractic is a neuroscience-based on coordination. [25:00]
About the face/heart connection. [27:00]
Sifting through inputs and outputs to find useful information. [28:20]
The Love Cause and Effect. [30:00]
The physiology of detecting danger. [31:40]
Creating self-awareness about your body and reactions. [33:20]
Why chiropractors need to stop living in fear. [35:00]
Honoring the pioneers of chiropractic advancements. [36:55]
About autonomic states and how they track on the HRV. [39:00]
Unraveling uncharacteristic readings. [47:25]
Words of wisdom. [50:00]

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