Resources for VA and Military Health Professionals

Master Class on Using the Inner Balance™ Coherence Plus Sensor and the Inner Balance App in Clinical Practice

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This video program and accompanying Guidebook, designed specifically for VA and Military practitioners, provides a detailed guide on how to introduce and use the app and sensor for in-person and virtual practices.
Designed with flexibility in mind, the program segments content into chapters and includes intuitive time stamps, allowing you to customize your learning journey. Includes essential best practices and protocols for utilizing the app effectively to save time, alleviate stress, and enhance patient / client engagement and outcomes.

“HeartMath HRV biofeedback devices are designed so the Veterans can take them home for at-home use. Since they are classified as Class 1 General Wellness products, they are exempt from FDA approval and are approved for use in the VA. They are available for Veterans through VA Prosthetics.” Ardene “Dene” Nichols, Clinical Program Manager, Prosthetic and Sensor Aids Services.



Free Resources for Health Professionals to Share with Veterans

Videos – 2 minutes each

Video Training Program – Tools and Techniques

Handouts

Free Education for Health Professionals

  • Science of the Heart Vol. 2 – Free Educational ebook Download


Document Library for Health Professionals

PTSD

  • Cardiac Coherence and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Combat Veterans – J.P. Ginsberg, Ph.D.; M.E. Berry, M.A.; D.A. Powell, Ph.D. Shirley L. Buchanan Neuroscience Laboratory, Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, SC. 2009. Download the complete paper, Click Here.
  • Implementing Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Groups for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Click Here.

PTSD Case Studies

Pain Management

  • Non Pharmacological Intervention for Chronic Pain in Veterans: A Pilot Study of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback – Melanie E. Berry, MS, United States; Iva T. Chapple, M.D., United States; Jay P. Ginsberg, Ph.D., United States; Kurt J, Gleichauf, Ph.D., United States; Jeff A. Meyer, Ph.D., United States; Madan L. Nagpal, Ph.D., United States Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 3.2 , March 2014. Download the complete paper, Click Here.

TBI

  • Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback, Executive Functioning and Chronic Brain Injury – SONYA KIM, VANCE ZEMON, MARIE M. CAVALLO, JOSEPH F. RATH, ROLLIN MCCRATY, & FREDERICK W. FOLEY – Download the complete paper, Click Here.
  • Methodology in Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation: – Brian O’Neill and Gemma Findlay – Download the complete paper, Click Here.

TBI Case Studies

  • Case Study – Military TBI and Pain – Using HeartMath Interventions. Click Here.
  • Testimonials – TBI Intervention using HeartMath Click Here.


emWave™ Pro and Pro Plus Multi-User Unit (included with the HeartMath Interventions Certification Program

Work with Veterans or Staff (in-person)


  • Use on laptop and desktop computers
  • Store session data and review progress for each individual
  • Includes:
    • Coherence Coach (visual aid)
    • Guided Techniques
    • Games
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emWave Pro Education and Training

  • emWave® PRO Tutorial: Barbara Hudak, RN, HeartMath® Certified Senior Trainer and Coach, U.S. Air Force veteran (20 mins.) View Video
  • Webinar with Tim Culbert MD: Using the emWave Pro with stress and anxiety patients. Includes an Initial Client Session Protocol. One-Hour Webinar.
  • Booklet: Practitioner’s Guide: Using emWave Pro with patients.
    emWave Pro Practitioner’s Guide.


    • emWave Pro Plus- Education and Training

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HRV Assessments (Pro Plus only): These assessments can be used in a wide range of applications such as quantifying HRV levels in relationship to autonomic capacity, determining changes in HRV or coherence levels in research studies or interventions, and documenting physiological baseline shifts over time.

Assessments for emWave Pro Plus with Rollin McCraty, Ph.D.


  • How to Use and Interpret the 1 Minute Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Assessment. Click Here for Video


The Assessment feature challenges the autonomic nervous system via a guided 1-minute paced deep breathing protocol with a visual breath pacer to determine the maximum amount of vagally mediated (parasympathetic) HRV the clients autonomic nervous system produces. Results of the standardized HRV measures are compared to age-related reference ranges and a report can be printed and saved. HRV collected using this protocol has a good correlation to the gold standard 24-hour assessment of HRV making it ideal for assessing how much overall HRV a person has.



  • VA Approvals: emWave Pro and Pro Plus software is approved for installation on VA computers:
    Approval Verification