Medical Review Policy

Last updated: June 2026

BioMat.com publishes content that addresses health outcomes, clinical research, and therapeutic applications of far infrared therapy. Because BioMat is an FDA-cleared Class II medical device, a significant portion of our content falls within Google's YMYL (Your Money or Your Life) category — content that can directly affect a reader's health decisions.

This page describes how that content is medically reviewed, who our reviewers are, and how we maintain accuracy over time.

Why Medical Review Matters Here

We are not a general wellness blog. We are the content home of an FDA-registered medical device used by practitioners, wellness professionals, and consumers as part of their wellness, relaxation, and recovery routines. When we publish a claim about clinical research or therapeutic benefit, readers may act on it.

Medical review helps ensure that content accurately reflects the available evidence and is presented with appropriate context and limitations.

What Content Requires Medical Review

We classify content into three tiers. Medical review requirements vary by tier.

Reviewer Qualifications

Medical reviewers on BioMat.com are licensed, credentialed clinicians. We require the following for HIGH-tier content:

• Active license in a relevant clinical field: MD, DO, ND, DPT, PA, NP, RN (advanced practice), or equivalent licensed healthcare professional
• Demonstrated expertise in the content area being reviewed (e.g., a physical therapist reviewing pain and recovery content)
• No undisclosed conflicts of interest related to BioMat or competing products
• Medical reviewers do not receive compensation based on product sales, affiliate revenue, or commercial performance. Compensation, where provided, is based solely on professional review services performed.
• Signed contributor agreement confirming review standards and disclosure obligations

Each reviewer maintains a public bio page on BioMat.com with their credentials, license information, professional links, and a photo. Reviewer profiles are structured with Person schema markup for Knowledge Graph entity recognition.

The Review Process

For content requiring medical review, the process is:

1. Draft submitted. The author completes the article and flags it for medical review, noting which specific claims require clinical verification.
2. Reviewer assigned. A reviewer with relevant credentials for the article's topic area is assigned. A pain use case goes to a physical therapist or pain specialist; a safety article goes to a physician.
3. Clinical review. The reviewer checks claims against current evidence, flags any inaccuracies, approves the citation list, and signs off on the disclaimer language.
4. Revisions (if needed). If the reviewer flags issues, the article returns to the author for correction before resubmission.
5. Publication. The article publishes with the reviewer's name, credentials, and last-reviewed date displayed at the top of the page. The reviewedBy field in our Article schema is populated at this stage.

Review Cadence and Updates

Medical review is not a one-time event. We maintain content accuracy through a structured update schedule:

• Annual review. We aim to review HIGH-tier content at least annually and sooner when significant new evidence or regulatory developments arise.
• Triggered review. Any article is eligible for early re-review if new clinical research, FDA guidance, or regulatory changes affect its claims.
• Reader-flagged review. If a reader or practitioner flags a clinical concern, we evaluate reported concerns as promptly as reasonably possible.

Every article displays a last-reviewed date on the page. When content is updated following re-review, the date is updated and the changelog is noted in the article footer where material changes were made.

On-Page Trust Signals

For all HIGH and MEDIUM content, the following signals are displayed on the page:

• Author name, credentials, and link to author bio
• Reviewer name, credentials, and link to reviewer bio (HIGH content only)
• Last-reviewed date
• Medical disclaimer: this content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice
• Contraindications section where relevant
• Inline citations linked to primary sources

These signals are also encoded in structured data (Article schema with reviewedBy property) so they are machine-readable by search engines and AI systems.

Our Medical Reviewers

This section will be populated with reviewer names, credentials, and bio links once the reviewer roster is confirmed. Each entry will include: name, credentials, specialty, affiliated institution or practice, and a link to their full bio page.

Questions or Concerns

If you have a question about how a specific article was reviewed, or if you are a clinician interested in contributing as a reviewer, please contact us.