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Whole Body Vibration for Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Aug 12 2:55pm | Replies (146)Comment receiving replies
Posted by Belinda Beck's Bone Clinic:
The next stop was Long Island where I stayed with the fabulous (and quite frankly, legendary in the world of mechanical loading of bone) Professor Clint Rubin and his wonderful wife Jenni. Clint and I spent a couple of days working on our data from the VIBMOR trial. For those who are anxiously awaiting the results of that trial examining the effects of vibration on bone and other risk factors for fracture, it will be a little while yet as we pore through many, many outcomes. Trust me, when we have results I will disseminate widely, including here.
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Based on what Belinda Beck said at Margie Bissinger's Bone Health Summit a few months ago, the VIBMOR study lacked proper oversight and was not well-executed. Also, IMHO, a well-planned study does not have many, many outcomes. It sounds like from Beck's post that Rubin and she are motivated (desperate?) to salvage the flawed study. It will be interesting to see what results they disseminate widely.
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About 16 years ago my husband fell, causing multiple breaks in his humorous. He had 2 rods inserted for some stability, but was told that it would be likely he would need plate and screws installed. He was also given a machine that created micro-vibrations, which he used several times a day. The bone healed without further ado in the regularly expected time of healing and he has had no problem with it since. Note - he did not have osteoporosis, just the break.