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My Echolight experience

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Where in SoCal are you? In a search, SonoHealth at the Osteo Strong in Tustin came up as offering Echolight.

I don't know much about Echolight but it appears to be a small portable device that can be set up anywhere. I know with a Dexa, it is important to be aligned properly for the scan and it's important to get that procedure done with a trained densitometrist. What kind of training is provided to use the Echolight and is that training as important as when getting a Dexa? I believe the Echolight device itself provides the analysis (?) but is there any issue with the technician appropriately using the device? I emailed the service providers at SonoHealth asking what training or experience they have with the device/procedure and never got a reply. I'm going to try calling them to see if I can get any more info. I'd love to have the imaging done but want to make sure it's done by someone who knows what they are doing and that the results are accurate.

For anyone that's had the procedure done: What kind of provider did you see? What type of facility were you at and did the providers seem knowledgeable? Do you know if they had any training on the device? Is any of that important with REMS?

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I had Echolight done at a wellness clinic, so you don't have to be a doctor or work in a doctor's office.

The technician's job is very different between a DEXA and Echolight. With DEXA, the technician has to get your body into the right position, but then the machine does the work. With Echolight, it's like a sonogram: you lie on your back, they put some gel on you, then rub the wand on your abdomen. That is why they tell you not to eat beforehand, so that there's nothing in the stomach that gets in the way. The technician does all the work moving the wand around, and my sense was that it can take a little work to get a clear reading.

As for accuracy, who knows? I posted my DEXA vs REMS comparison earlier, and I really don't know what to think. I don't think I'll do another Echolight.