Cleveland's "Wellness Institute" has received criticism before. Its director, Dr. Daniel Neides, posted an anti-vaccine rant in 2017 for which he had to apologize, prompting the clinic to be 'reevaluating some of the institute’s offerings'.https://www.statnews.com/2017/01/11/cleveland-clinic-daniel-neides-vaccines/ …
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Yet, three years later,
@ClevelandClinic still is offering many non-proven 'services' as treatment options, such as acupuncture, herbal therapy, and reiki. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/wellness/integrative/treatments-services …pic.twitter.com/NbzAICFNka
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Although - without doubt - massages, yoga sessions, and healthy nutrition are all wonderful strategies to make us feel good and balanced, it is misleading to sell them as treatment options.
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On this page,
@ClevelandClinic is selling Reiki, a method where a practitioner hovers their hands over a client without touching them, as a way to 'supply universal life force energy' and 'increase vibrational frequency'. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/wellness/integrative/treatments-services/reiki …pic.twitter.com/J4ZrlFamHX
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But even worse,
@ClevelandClinic is offering Reiki to treat cancer, infertility, or Parkinson's disease. That is completely misleading. Yes, it has a disclaimer below that patients should still use 'regular' treatments, but here is the screenshot. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/wellness/integrative/treatments-services/reiki#what-we-treat-tab …pic.twitter.com/OsWlJ4B91z
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In addition,
@ClevelandClinic is selling Acupuncture to help with breech positioning and - again - infertility. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/wellness/integrative/treatments-services/acupuncture#what-we-treat-tab …Show this thread -
Guided Imagery is sold by
@ClevelandClinic as treatment for high blood pressure and improve the immune system. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/wellness/integrative/treatments-services/guided-imagery#what-we-treat-tab …Show this thread -
And Chinese Herbal Therapy is offered by
@ClevelandClinic to treat autoimmune disorders and - again - infertility. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/wellness/integrative/treatments-services/chinese-herbal-therapy#what-we-treat-tab …Show this thread -
Of course, anyone of these services will make a person feel better. It is very nice for a patient to have a practitioner focus on them for 30 min or an hour, instead of 5 min at the doctor's office.
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And there certainly is value in some of these therapies to help with stress, anxiety, sleep issues, etc. But to sell them as treatment for autoimmune disorders and infertility is giving false hope to patients.
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