Anyone had experience with OsteoStrong, who is not a franchisee?

FYI I have been on a low-inflammation diet for the entire three years, including low to no sugar, no starchy foods, no gluten, no dairy. No sugar for the past 5 months or so.

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and she called my results "extremely rare." Reflecting on this, I believe my diet had a lot to do with my progress.

Hello, and welcome to Mayo Connect. If you look to the top of this discussion, you can see it had been going on for some time, with lots of questions, answers and concerns addressed. Have you read through it? Some people have had good experiences, others have not been so fortunate.

When you see a post about someone using Osteostrong, if you hit "Reply" you can ask anything you would like of them. They will get a notification that someone has contacted them. For example @laurenn reports her experience just above.

One recurring theme in the discussion has been that Osteostrong is a franchise, and not all are equal. Most places are not run by medical or PT professionals, some places seem more interested in "signing you up" than in tailoring a safe program just for you.

Good luck on this journey, you can learn a lot on Connect about which treatments are based in science and which are more marketing.
Sue

Hi, I'm new on this forum. I'm contemplating Osteostrong. I'm 72, athletic, and tried drugs and they don't agree with me. I exercise a lot but my scores are flat to slowly declining. Osteostrong is super expensive in my town and I'm wondering if it's worth it. Did it help you? Thanks for sharing your story and for guidance you may want to give me. All my best!

How do you get your calcium?

I do not have a conclusivce comment; the jury is still out for me about Biodensity - which is the root of Osteostrong. I have been going for about six months.

I am in a clinic with a doctor that has a Biodensity machine and I go once a week for a treatment. It is actually a bit more money than what I hear Osteostrong is - BUT…it is minute by minute instruction on position, posture, shoulders down, press here, yada yada. It has convinced me that the “how” it is done is extremely important to prevent injury and to be effective - if the research is right.

The harm risk that someone mentioned comes in not being coachable when you have a trained Biodensity doctor at your side.

I know that Osteo loading can be done other ways - and it does make sense this is a good bone care idea, but again - how it is done. I would be totally fearful of doing weight lifting without a personal, knowledge trainer as well.

My doctor tells me that Osteostrong took the original Biodensity machine and made it into four different ones. You can read about the machine at Biodensity dot com - and the research there.

Another ??? in this whole mix is the dependability of the DEXA. I am leaning toward too much is put into its reading because they are telling me that more accuracy comes from the same clinic and the same clinician! This doctor uses Echolight Scan - another topic for sure.

Did you have osteopenia?

joined osteostrong after recomend from PT.member about5mos. my last visit on March 6th Iwas doing the seated legpresss and fractured L4. Could have been a supervision issue but cannot prove. FYI had DEXA couple days later and there was significant spinal improvement.Go figure. another piece of significant info. I am 72 yrs old and been on gabapentin for CRPS for 35 years. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis at 72yrs old after bad fall 4/2023. Learned that Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant!A no no for osteo! Literature states PCP should have studied me at 50 yrs old! He denied any reelationship with anticonvulsants and Osteoporosis. Am almost off Gabapentin.

Osteostrong sounds like a very interesting option. I just checked their website and unfortunately there is not one anywhere near me. I like the idea of increasing bone strength with appropriate exercises.
JK

I am looking in my area. Is it expensive?

I do not have a conclusivce comment; the jury is still out for me about Biodensity - which is the root of Osteostrong. I have been going for about six months.

I am in a clinic with a doctor that has a Biodensity machine and I go once a week for a treatment. It is actually a bit more money than what I hear Osteostrong is - BUT…it is minute by minute instruction on position, posture, shoulders down, press here, yada yada. It has convinced me that the “how” it is done is extremely important to prevent injury and to be effective - if the research is right.

The harm risk that someone mentioned comes in not being coachable when you have a trained Biodensity doctor at your side.

I know that Osteo loading can be done other ways - and it does make sense this is a good bone care idea, but again - how it is done. I would be totally fearful of doing weight lifting without a personal, knowledge trainer as well.

My doctor tells me that Osteostrong took the original Biodensity machine and made it into four different ones. You can read about the machine at Biodensity dot com - and the research there.

Another ??? in this whole mix is the dependability of the DEXA. I am leaning toward too much is put into its reading because they are telling me that more accuracy comes from the same clinic and the same clinician! This doctor uses Echolight Scan - another topic for sure.