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

Posted by tikigod18 @tikigod18, Jan 29, 2019

Has anyone had experience with OsteoStrong? It suggests you will get a large increase in bone density while using their facility 10 minutes per WEEK. Somewhat pricey at $99 and up per month, but am curious if anyone who is NOT a franchisee, has experienced this program?

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So agree. I am using Wellen and some of the certified Fishman 12 Pose gals on YouTube for daily work at home and they are so detailed with the how’s - making me realize that my years of Yogalates could have been done much more effectively if the instructor had known.

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@mariegroh

What was the treatment for the spinal fracture and did you continue doing Osteostrong after that?

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Kyphoplasty L4. Osteostrong caused the fracture. They are supposed to watch every move. Something went wrong I guess. I will never go back. There are no studies to validate the program. That I could find.

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@zhaner

Many years — I am retired and on a UHC Advantage plan.

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Did you have to provide a Letter of Medical Necessity from your Doctor to get reimbursed for membership fees? I have Aetna PPO Medicare Advantage (just turned 65). This is my second year of OsteoStrong. My scans showed a slight improvement after 11 months - which I'm thrilled with. My PCP is not familiar with OsteoStrong and I don't think she'd provide a letter saying that it was a medical necessity. I also started taking AlgeaCal about the same time as I started OsteoStrong.

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No, the location I joined mentioned that they had been working with UH to get approved, so I ask them to check if it was—gave them my health insurance info. They checked and UH has approved OS the same way they approved paying for some health clubs. I don’t know if this is a location by location approval or if it applies to all OS locations.

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@sharo

Did you have to provide a Letter of Medical Necessity from your Doctor to get reimbursed for membership fees? I have Aetna PPO Medicare Advantage (just turned 65). This is my second year of OsteoStrong. My scans showed a slight improvement after 11 months - which I'm thrilled with. My PCP is not familiar with OsteoStrong and I don't think she'd provide a letter saying that it was a medical necessity. I also started taking AlgeaCal about the same time as I started OsteoStrong.

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The Osteostrong in fort Myers has had some success with Aetna. We have another insurance and I printed a claim form and got a letter from my doctor saying that the program was working very well. I heard back from the insurance co. that they needed one more thing. I took this as a good sign. I’m waiting for a hopefully, positive response. Osteostrong was very helpful in filling out the form. Always worth a try. (My PCP was also not familiar with Osteostrong but now said she’s going to check it out. ) Good luck to you and let us know how it goes.

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@sharo

Did you have to provide a Letter of Medical Necessity from your Doctor to get reimbursed for membership fees? I have Aetna PPO Medicare Advantage (just turned 65). This is my second year of OsteoStrong. My scans showed a slight improvement after 11 months - which I'm thrilled with. My PCP is not familiar with OsteoStrong and I don't think she'd provide a letter saying that it was a medical necessity. I also started taking AlgeaCal about the same time as I started OsteoStrong.

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Not covered at all with Med Adv. It is not an approved treatment!!

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@rnrnrn55

Kyphoplasty L4. Osteostrong caused the fracture. They are supposed to watch every move. Something went wrong I guess. I will never go back. There are no studies to validate the program. That I could find.

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Thx for sharing. Could I ask what your L4 T score was? I’m contemplating OsteoStrong but it’s $349 a month where I live! I don’t want to get injured.

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@rnrnrn55

Not covered at all with Med Adv. It is not an approved treatment!!

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I meant reimbursement as a fitness benefit, not a medical treatment

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@sharo

I meant reimbursement as a fitness benefit, not a medical treatment

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The staff informed me that there is no reimbursement through medicare. There is no proof that this is a fitness organization. In fact?
What I found on the internet is that as is tha There is no proof that this therapy Provide.
S a benefit. Trust me, I tried thanks.

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I'm sure that not everyone has the same benefits, however my DEXA scan improved after 11 months of going to OsteoStrong once a week. I had not had a scan for 4 years, so no telling if I had gotten worse, but after 11 months of OsteoStrong I had improvement. Not astronomical improvement, but better than the scan I had four years earlier. OsteoStrong also keeps track of how much weight/strength is used on each machine for each session. I can see that my strength has increased exponentially. There is no proof that any one process works for everyone, and supervision is key. I can absolutely understand how someone could injure themselves working with weight machines if done incorrectly. I trust that it may not have worked for you, but I'm very happy with the progress I have experienced.

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