High impact foot hop study 50 hops a day for osteoporosis

@hansens
While I have I have added jumping and hopping without issue most of the time over the past 2 years, I have also overdone it on several occasions and ended up with knee issues, like right now....
My pt is encouraging caution with jumping, focusing on strength and stability around the joint. I will proceed cautiously and try to find my safe level, because impact seems so vital for bone health.

@dtevis
I ant open the link up.

You likely will be able to google this article by putting in the title.
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'Lower limb joint loading during high-impact activities: implication for bone health"
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@sonodeka
You may want to try a light hand hold/touch on counter or back of sturdy chair or stair railing to enable you to land with less 'wobble' or jerk in your knee, & also if able, land with soft knee position or slight bend. I am in similar position as my knees have issues. I am trying my best to practice what I preached after retiring as a physical therapist with osteoporosis.

This is all so cool, I like that we are searching for things to do for our bones vs. the medication. I heard from someone about OSTEOSTRONG from a fiend, they work with the vibe plate I guess. Has anyone looked into this or is a member.

Thanks

@beanieone
There is a great online course by Margaret Martin. Melio Guide. It gives a lot of great info on osteoporosis along with exercises. She is a physio therapist who specializes in osteoporosis.
She has an exercise where you raise up on your toes and then drop hard on your heels. Heal drops. Also very good for improving bone density.

@dtevis
Thanks, those are helpful tips to follow as I get back to jumping/hopping. I tend to forget to do the jumping on a regular basis, then go a little overboard when I remember. Not a good recipe. I'm planning on careful consistency going forward. Best of luck to you following your own good advice.

@mrspancakes I went to one in Danville to get a REMs scan. Osteostrong closes the week they do scanning. Big selling number. I wasn’t sold!
Going once a week, traveling 2 hours each way didn’t crack it for me.
Costly too. I asked them about vibration plates and they said they don’t build bone. You would have to jump 4 times your weight. At 5 ft tall that means 8 feet above ground jump. Of course that’s not safe. Somehow I don’t believe everything they told me. I bought a VT700 plate and trying it out but when you run at a higher speed it shakes the whole house like an earthquake! Moving into garage onto cement.
I’ve started to gently jog down slopes, hop on one foot 50 times , do 50-100 squats a day , eat less sugar, do Pilates,yoga, walking , strength training

Intriguing. Especially since I am not a runner, walking yes….

@csuhilty

Thanks for the interesting intel - I’ll definitely have a looksee!

Cheers! 🎃