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Absolutely. My wrist bones are very strong because I use them and keep them in strong shape. My spine and large bones. Don’t get the same workout and show osteoporosis. Also if you don’t use a DEXA scanner with TBS software you’re not going to get a consistent score between your DEXA scans. On top of that everyone should know that DEXA scores may not be a true reflection of your bone density. But they are the best technology can offer us right now. My scores were pretty good yet when I went in for cervical spine surgery my C5 vertebrae was paper thin and fell apart in the doctors hand. I went through a lot of investigation about the whole thing and I found out that this isn’t a perfect science, and your bones can be different.

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@loriesco It is also worth researching REMS test in addition to DEXA.

REMS is newer technology but could prove as good as, or even better than DEXA in the long run.

There are other extensive discussions about REMS on Mayo Clinic Connect that people can search for, so I will not say more here.

Really appreciate you sharing your experience and comment about getting a DEXA that includes TBS score loriesco!