Response by critics to updated review of "whole practice" naturopathy evidence is interesting. Authors explicitly state they use same methods as gov review conducted 6yrs ago. Critics lauded rigour of gov review, but claim methods in this review are flawed https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-08/southern-cross-university-naturopathy-study/10879232 …
I think the criticism is fair. Looking at the included studies in the review, you see things like this The "naturopathic" part of the treatment includes enemas, which are both useless for lung function and dangerous. The primary intervention is yoga. Why include in the review?pic.twitter.com/UdZ70qCLjW
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Also, quite frankly, I don't understand how this conclusion matches at all with their risk of bias assessment. If there are no studies that are not at a high risk of bias, how can you conclude that "it is effective"???pic.twitter.com/3PPG234iC0
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I'll have a read in more detail, but this seems like a brilliant example of how 2 different reviews of the same info can come to completely different conclusions. Depends entirely on how high a bar you set for "evidence" and what you include in the review!
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In India all naturopaths are trained as part of a 5.5yr BNYS (Bachelor of Naturopathic and Yogic Science) and yoga is the primary form of physical therapy they use. Even in Australia 75% of naturopaths prescribe it https://www.scribd.com/document/403009616/NHAA-ARONAH-Naturopathy …
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I also don't think it is true to state that aenemas (which I agree are not useful) are the only "naturopathic" part of the treatment. Most naturopaths prescribe relatively conventional or evidence-based treatments as part of the "naturopathic" practice https://www.phaa.net.au/documents/item/3060 …
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Right, but that's the issue surely? What's the marginal benefit on top of yoga of "diet, mud pack, enema, steam treatments, hydrotherapy, and massage" and how can you even measure that when the study itself didn't?
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