Chief Doctor of Expert Medicine Clinic “Medicine 24/7” Oleg Serebryansky listed the most useless medical procedures. He expressed his point of view “Prime”.
Medic criticized the Council of Otolaryngologists to wash the nose with sea water. According to him, the effect of ordinary saline water or saline will be the same, but much cheaper. At the same time, he warned the Russians from frequent washing of the nose, because thereby the natural microflora is washed and harm the mucous membrane.
The expert doubted the need for physiotherapy. He noted that there are no scientific confirmations of their effectiveness.
Serebryansky rejected treatment with badges and vitaminotherapy. He explained that there is no special additives relatively healthy and well-feeding person, and it is possible to establish a real shortage of certain vitamins and trace elements. Only a whole complex of surveys.
also the doctor pointed out the danger of antibiotics intake even with a banal cold. The uncontrolled reception of such drugs can develop resistance in pathogens, and in the case of a real threat, the drug will be useless, he warned.