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

I’m 63, with I’m told, severe Osteoporosis.

I tried OsteoStrong, and I personally feel it’s overpriced and much overrated. I spoke with several people there, and those with improvement, started their program with osteopenia—not severe osteoporosis.

Other people who had severe osteoporosis, who had been there a longtime, actually said there was little improvement seen in their DEXA Scans, but thought OsteoStrong was stabilizing them so it wasn’t getting worse.

I considered the hype, lack of studied proof, and what members told me. I was only there for a short time, because my intuition told me, it wasn’t beneficial for me. Especially, for my overall health and fitness.

The program was more than $99/mo in my area, annd I was told only 1-day/ week wasn’t enough to see the progress I desired—so there’s that.

I couldn’t budget in anything else! So I purchased my own vibration plate that has a built-in program for Osteoporosis, started doing equipment-based Pilates, walking, and weightlifting (not heavy). I make sure I get 1000 - 1200mg of Calcium per day, and receive a Prolia injection every 6-months (Note: I cannot take any other medications due to experiencing negative side effects.)

My DEXA scan is now showing overall improvement, so this is a good path for me.

I’m 63, with I’m told, severe Osteoporosis.

I tried OsteoStrong, and I personally feel it’s overpriced and much overrated. I spoke with several people there, and those with improvement, started their program with osteopenia—not severe osteoporosis.

Other people who had severe osteoporosis, who had been there a longtime, actually said there was little improvement seen in their DEXA Scans, but thought OsteoStrong was stabilizing them so it wasn’t getting worse.

I considered the hype, lack of studied proof, and what members told me. I was only there for a short time, because my intuition told me, it wasn’t beneficial for me. Especially, for my overall health and fitness.

The program was more than $99/mo in my area, annd I was told only 1-day/ week wasn’t enough to see the progress I desired—so there’s that.

I couldn’t budget in anything else! So I purchased my own vibration plate that has a built-in program for Osteoporosis, started doing equipment-based Pilates, walking, and weightlifting (not heavy). I make sure I get 1000 - 1200mg of Calcium per day, and receive a Prolia injection every 6-months (Note: I cannot take any other medications due to experiencing negative side effects.)

My DEXA scan is now showing overall improvement, so this is a good path for me.

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/

What was your DEXA score before starting OsteoStrong, and since you’ve been in their program, what have your DEXA score increases been?
I’m personally interested in hearing from people in the OsteoStrong program, if it’s actually reversing their osteoporosis.
Thanks in advance.

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!

Has anyone gone to OsteoStrong to improve their osteoporosis? I have gone twice. It now hurts to turn my neck and I have had pain in my mid-back area every day.

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?