The Non-Pharmacological Intervention Society (NPIS), an international scientific society based in Paris, launched in mid-October a repository of “non-pharmacological interventions” to evaluate science-validated practices that can complement the most advanced classical methods.
The president of the NPIS, Grégory Ninot, explained this Thursday, December 12, to Le Parisien that it is about “promoting a virtuous circle”, in a context in which “many people make amalgamations saying that everything ‘does good’, while there are many abuse and control.
Specifically, this reference list lists “science-based care protocols, that is, for which there is data attesting to their effectiveness and safety,” but which do not involve medications or surgery, according to the researcher.
For example, in psychology we can find cognitive behavioral therapy for people who suffer from insomnia after being diagnosed with cancer or the Otago program, a muscle strengthening program that aims to reduce the risk of falls in older people.
A catalog that must be expanded little by little
For now, the repository site only offers 11 non-drug solutions for various health problems. But “the ambition is for this library to cover all health problems according to a rigorous specialization process, in accordance with general public health recommendations and international recommendations of scientific health societies,” Grégory Ninot tells Le Parisien.
This catalog has the financial support of the League Against Cancer. The president of the association, Philippe Bergerot, stated in a press release in October that “supportive care makes it possible to improve the quality of life of patients, reduce sequelae and increase life expectancy.”
He gave as an example “adapted physical activity”, which “reduces fatigue and improves survival, as long as it is prescribed in a rigorous and safe framework.”
Discard “pseudohealers”
Access to information about validated practices, but also a means to distinguish them from those whose effectiveness is not proven. “We have identified 230 professions outside the Public Health Code: sophrologist, healer, firewall, etc. More generally, palliative care means going to mass, playing board games with friends, getting facial cosmetic treatment, etc. Careful! We completely lose Latin in our way of seeing things,” laments Grégory Ninot.
A fact that can have serious consequences. In its 2021 activity report, Miviludes also warned about “the multiplication of pseudo-healers” who can sometimes fall into sectarian excesses, with the risk of losing their luck… It recommended being attentive to any practitioner who “denigrates conventional medicine.” and treatments”. offers”, encourages the patient to suspend his treatment, promises him a “miraculous” cure and assures “that he is the only one who can” treat him.
Source: BFM TV
