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Strontium citrate (Algaecal) and fractures
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Dec 8, 2024 | Replies (115)Comment receiving replies
The podcast posted by @vgkime confirms the effect on DEXA scores (he said Z scores which made me wonder about him, since we all look at T scores, but....) but says that the goal of treatment is not higher DEXA scores, but denser bone and less fracture risk. He says strontium achieves both. He clarifies that is not a nutritional supplement but a medicinal one. The DEXA score CAN be adjusted but he did not mention that.
One other point he made was that it should be reserved for older women dealing with bone density deficiencies, not for younger women.
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Yes, the dexa score for strontium is consistently adjusted by 10% in all research. This is to account for the way that radiation flows thru the denser strontium.
The dexa 10% skew for strontium users is really a non argument and concern now with REMS and TBS showing consistently good scores and microarchitecture for strontium users.
In addition the 10% skew for strontium users is only pertinent with the first score which is comparing strontium treated bone vs non strontium treated previous dexas. After that with each new dexa you just need to see that the dexa score continues to improve and that you are not fracturing.
But with the advent of more available REMS and even TBS, we will be discussing this less and less.