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How we review exercises and articles

Every exercise, tool and article goes through the same steps. Each page shows how far it got.

  1. 01

    Brief

    Why does this page exist if a search engine already gives a short answer? If we have nothing to add — a tool, an exercise, local context — we do not write it.

  2. 02

    AI draft

    Claude writes to a template and the product glossary. An automatic validator checks the structure and filters out wording that sounds medical or promises results.

  3. 03

    Source check

    We open every source in PubMed or Crossref and check every number against it. A page does not move on while a source is unchecked.

  4. 04

    Review by a clinician

    A qualified professional checks accuracy, safety, who should not do it, the stop rule and the “when to see a professional” line, using a checklist. When they sign, the page shows their name, qualification, date and version. This step is in progress: until then the page says “Not yet reviewed by a clinician”.

  5. 05

    Native speaker

    Natural language and terms that follow the glossary. A language is not offered to search engines until a native speaker has been through it.

  6. 06

    Publication

    A page goes out after steps 1–3 and carries a “Who should be careful” box. If it has no professional review yet, it says so on the page. Languages without a native-speaker review stay out of search engines.

  7. 07

    Review cycle

    Once a year or when new evidence appears. Changes go into the page's change log. When a reviewer signs a page, we update it to show who and when.

Where we are now

Honestly: steps 1–3 are done for the pages we publish, and review by a clinician (step 4) is in progress. Published pages therefore read “Sources checked · Not yet reviewed by a clinician”. Pages in Ukrainian are still drafts and are not indexed until a native speaker has reviewed them.

What a reviewer is asked to check

  • Who the exercise is not for: heart and breathing conditions, pregnancy, epilepsy, recent injuries, strong feelings of unreality.
  • The stop rule: when to stop and what to do instead.
  • The “when to see a professional” line and the crisis block with lines.
  • For the sleep window: the health check before reducing time in bed, and the “never drive drowsy” rule.
  • Wording: skills instead of promises, no scaremongering, no “for good”.

What the labels on a page mean

  • Sources checked: we opened every source and compared every number with it.
  • Not yet reviewed by a clinician: no qualified professional has signed this page yet.
  • Reviewed by [name]: a named professional signed the page, on the date shown.
  • Who should be careful: the main reasons to skip an exercise, adapt it or ask a doctor first. Each item links to the safety page.

Tool safety

Tools run in your browser. Answers, ratings, diary entries and notes are never sent anywhere or stored. We count only an anonymous “tool started / finished” event — with no content at all.

If things are hard right now

Resteady is not an emergency service. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, call a crisis line or emergency services now. It is free and confidential.

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