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Has anyone used the Marodyne device to stimulate bone growth?

Posted by maryeve @maryeve, Aug 21, 2023

You stand on it twice a day for 10 minutes. It gently vibrates and also helps with improving balance. The Marodyne is made in Germany and costs about $3,000. It has not been FDA approved but there are studies in progress.

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nme1985 | @nme1985 | Feb 26 6:57am
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@amy68

I have been using it for 2 years, but usually only once a day. I do not take osteoporosis meds, but I do have osteoporosis in the lumbar. My regular doc will not order me a bone density scan anymore because I said I would not take the alendronate. She said: if you get tested and your bones have not improved, will you still stand on the device? I said yes. She asked: if you get tested and your bones have improved, will you still stand on the device? I said of course. She said: well then, the outcome will be the same whether you get tested or not. Clever, but the logic is false. I may ask another doctor to get a referral for a test.

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My last endocrinologist wanted to put me on Reclast, prolia and every drug under the sun for about six years and I refused. On our last visit, she said if you don’t do what I say then I can’t help you…. so that was our last visit. As I walked out the door, she said don’t break a bone. I guess that was her sense of humor? I will not mention the name of the doctor, but she is highly rated in a large hospital in Philadelphia. I now have a new endocrinologist who is willing to work with me and my choice to do bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. If your doctor is unwilling to seek answers find someone else!

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lilyrock8 | @lilyrock8 | Feb 26 7:18am

This is so typical of healthcare in the USA! I found out about trabecular bone from Margaret Martin, who is Canadian...now living and consulting from Portugal. Her website is invaluable for osteoporosis patients. "If your tool is a hammer, every problem's a nail," goes the saying. U.S. docs "tools" are pharmaceuticals and knives (surgery) for fixing problems. Most don't take lifestyle, what we eat, etc. into consideration. And they probably don't have time to do so--they are burdened with "paperwork" viz a viz punching data into their screens during our appointments. So yes! Read McCormick's book. Check out Margaret Martin's site: melioguide (dot) com

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lhankins | @lhankins | Feb 27 8:52am
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@nme1985

My last endocrinologist wanted to put me on Reclast, prolia and every drug under the sun for about six years and I refused. On our last visit, she said if you don’t do what I say then I can’t help you…. so that was our last visit. As I walked out the door, she said don’t break a bone. I guess that was her sense of humor? I will not mention the name of the doctor, but she is highly rated in a large hospital in Philadelphia. I now have a new endocrinologist who is willing to work with me and my choice to do bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. If your doctor is unwilling to seek answers find someone else!

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@nme1985
What an unprofessional comment coming from a medical professional. So happy you found and endocrinologist willing to work with you!

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