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

I started Osteostrong in Dec. 2023. I had a Dexa in May 2023 and it said my lumbar was -3.4 and hip was -1.6. I was very surprised at this. I am active and healthy. Anyway, I did not want to do the meds. So, after researching a lot ( I am a scientist by profession, so I like to look at the numbers!), I have been consistently been taking Calicum, vit k, vit d and boron. I was trying to increase the weight on my bones with weight vest and running a little, sometimes doing hops etc. Then I found Osteostrong luckily in my area. Also lucky was that they took our OnePass gym benefit from our heatlh insurance. Anyway, I have been doing it every week since then. They now have a Echolight device that a professional runs that is standard in Europe for bone density as it is more sensitive and extensive. I had that done a couple of weeks ago ($157) and with that, my lumbar was -2.0 and my hip was -1.8, my bone fragility is normal. It's hard to tell if it's the difference in the testing types, or the osteogenic loading or both. I will have another Dexa in a year, so that will be interesting. betterbones.com/bone-health-basics/will-the-new-ultrasound-device-replace-dexa-bone-density-testing/

I think you chose very well and wish you well.

May I ask how old you are and whether you are post menopausal or have had a hysterectomy. I ask because loss of estrogen production is a major factor in osteoporosis.

I had a dexa scan 6 months into the program and my numbers were very good. They were surprised at how good they were. I do a lot of exercising out of the program. I recently had an Echolight scan and will have another in 6 months but with Echolight I have nothing to compare it to. I’ve read that Echolight is a lot more accurate than dexa. Also, I agree with others that itis expensive and I sure hope it’s worth the money for my osteoporosis!

I was diagnosed with osteoporosis and a T-score of -2.9. My rheumatologist recommended Prolea. Being reluctant to go down that road I began an osteostrong program and AlgaeCal supplements. I will admit I was extremely skeptical because it did seem to good to be true, but I felt I had to do something. After 1 year, I redid my dexa which is now -2.6. While I can’t tell you which, or whether both, have contributed to the improvement, I will say my Dr. is extremely impressed and told me to keep doing what I’m doing. For what it’s worth, he believes the osteostrong was most beneficial.

Thank you for that information, but did you start out with ‘severe’ osteoporosis, or just say, osteopenia or minor numbers? I ask because I’m finding that people I’ve seen advertised or have spoken to who are in the program, who state they’ve had good results with OsteoStrong, are *not* people who have severe osteoporosis. That was an issue with their promotion. They don’t show proof of efficacy by revealing actual DEXA scores, of people in *their* program. The benefits noted when I was there, were not actually associated with their specific program.

I’ve been doing osteostrong for 3 months now, can’t sleep on my back anymore. Just now wondering if it’s the one machine where you press against your back. What happened to your back pain?

I started osteostrong and after 9 session fractured T7
I cancelled and am sorry I ever started- price is high and my experience was sub-par
Never got person I asked for, time was changed, and had problems with with arm - hand and
shoulder pain I attributed to something else.

After spending all that money I am in worse shape than I was to begin with

Wow! I’m sorry to hear that, and a little worried. I’ve been doing Osteostrong for 6 months now and my bone density improved so I am now scheduled for surgery. ( I also did Reclast infusion and the calcium supplements.) I felt stronger and was doing well, until about 3 weeks ago when everything started to hurt-shoulders, arms, hands. I wonder if that has been caused by the machines???

This YouTube video is interesting... as are the comments.