About The Reality Check
The Reality Check is a resource library created by a team of chiropractors, scientists and digital media specialists headed by award-winning chiropractor and Neurophysiologist Dr Heidi Haavik. We created this platform to help chiropractors educate their patients about chiropractic.

Our Vision
A world of people expressing optimal potential.
Mission
Enlightening the world about the science of chiropractic.
Core business
- To educate and inspire the public about the latest scientific evidence about chiropractic care
- To keep chiropractors up to date with the latest scientific evidence
- To provide great evidence-informed marketing material for chiropractic practices
Values
- Passion
- Authenticity
- Vision
- Integrity
- Innovation
- Excellence
Heidi has really hit the nail on the head in describing the processes of how chiropractic care may impact the nervous system, the possible benefits of this health care practice, scientific data supporting these benefits, and also the cautions to be taken.
Our People

Dr Heidi Haavik
Chiropractor, Scientist, Founder
Author of best selling book The Reality Check
Dr Heidi Haavik, PhD, is the founder of Haavik Research, a chiropractor and a neurophysiologist who has worked in the area of human neurophysiology for over 15 years.
Her work has been instrumental to the industry, and she has helped prove the efficacy of chiropractic care in improving people’s health and wellbeing. Heidi’s expansive knowledge and expertise has paved the way for her best-selling book to be turned into this exciting resource.

Dr Kelly Holt
Chief Scientific Editor, Chiropractor
New Zealand Chiropractor of the Year 2014
Dr Kelly Holt is is a chiropractor and PhD trained clinical research scientist. Kelly has worked closely with Dr Heidi Haavik for 10 years at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic.
Kelly is passionate about understanding how chiropractors impact on the quality of life and human performance of their patients; and he is dedicated to sharing this information with not only the students he teaches, but the consumers themselves.

Professor Kemal Türker
Research Advisor, Neuroscientist BDS, PhD
Professor Türker is a world renowned neuroscientist and Professor of Physiology at Koҫ University at the School of Medicine in Istanbul, Turkey.
He has over 110 publications, over 1400 citations to his work, has been a visiting Professor in six different countries and has held very prestigious research positions such as a Marie Curie Chair of the European Union.