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A disputed therapy that encourages people with ME to gradually increase physical activity will no longer be officially recommended, a health watchdog said, marking a victory for campaigners.
The controversial treatment, called graded exercise therapy, has been removed from guidance given by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) for diagnosing and managing myalgic encephalomyelitis, which is also known as chronic fatigue syndrome.
The long-awaited landmark guidance had been due in August but was put on hold following concerns from some groups over its contents. It is thought some health professionals had been unhappy with some of the recommendations made by Nice.
The campaign group ME Action UK had urged Nice to publish the guideline – which said graded exercise should not be recommended – without delay, saying evidence demonstrated that graded exercise “harms most people with ME” and that any evidence supporting its use “was deemed to be of low or very low quality by the independent Nice guideline committee”.
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The controversial treatment, called graded exercise therapy, has been removed from guidance given by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) for diagnosing and managing myalgic encephalomyelitis, which is also known as chronic fatigue syndrome.
The long-awaited landmark guidance had been due in August but was put on hold following concerns from some groups over its contents. It is thought some health professionals had been unhappy with some of the recommendations made by Nice.
The campaign group ME Action UK had urged Nice to publish the guideline – which said graded exercise should not be recommended – without delay, saying evidence demonstrated that graded exercise “harms most people with ME” and that any evidence supporting its use “was deemed to be of low or very low quality by the independent Nice guideline committee”.
ME exercise therapy guidance scrapped by health watchdog Nice
Victory for campaigners as therapy they rated ‘harmful’ is taken off list of recommended treatments
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