My opinion: You must find a doctor you can work with. That way you don't have to have a medical degree yourself. You can stop tormenting yourself. I used a lot of information from the Mayo Clinic forum to get helpful tips and make a list of questions for my doctor. I'm leary of Osteostrong after reading about it. I guess it works for some. But I was ripped off once by a chiropractor who had a protocol to relieve back pain. I felt better while I fed the monkey. Ended up with surgery anyway. If someone has relief from arthritis by fascia stretching then the pain wasn't from the arthritis but from the fascia! I get a lot of pain relief from fascia work but it does nothing to fix the arthritis! It's still there. The Osteostrong NIH report is a little sketchy but to each their own. I'd feel better if my doctor said osteostrong was peer-reviewed and pronounced successful. Small test group. Also unclear whether some of the participants used supplements or pharmaceutical interventions.
I did the Reclast last year - had HORRID reaction. But I'll live with it. Meant it was working. Now I'm on the Tymlos and had a 3 month adjustment but I am feeling the difference by having less spine pain. It doesn't mean my degeneration is reversing - but I can tell my bones are feeling more solid. I can't wait to do my follow up testing. No pain to gain they say! Take your time and read and learn. You'll never know honestly and will have to use your intuition. I do all the right things. My cervical bones fell apart in surgery while my DEXAs were GREAT! Find doctors who get good reviews and good results and stop troubling yourself. ♥️
here's a result of a test. So it may work for some:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10555837/