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How bad is a spine T-score of -4 ?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Sep 5 1:05pm | Replies (63)Comment receiving replies
Those are great numbers! Congratulations!! Are those of your spine or hip? Also, I didn’t know we can get REMS tests closer together. I am looking for a place to get one near me; it is TOUGH to find!
Getting TBS score would help so much to see the quality of my bones. I did fall this year; backwards, from my dogs running towards me, and nothing broken!!
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Hi, those numbers are L1-L4. I would like to know TBS as well but the software isn’t part of the Hologic scanner used on me. My understanding is that REMS can be done as often as six months or certainly annually. DEXA shows more gradual change and I suppose that’s why insurance will generally cover only every two years. To understand more about REMs, you might search for Dr Kim Zambito and REMS. She writes a blog and has participated in videos to explain how DEXA and REMS are apples and oranges and can be used together. She’s an ortho surgeon. Dr Doug Lucas in last three weeks has also produced a video on REMS and DEXA. You may have to view / read more than once to understand fully (at least, I did). 😀