Severe osteoporosis at 76: Is it too late for help?

I appreciate that @squitirogloria 💕

I purchased a medical grade red light therapy pad intended to reduce pain in August, 2024. It was 1/2 off (even the “medical grade” ones often are).

You may have seen advertisements for red & blue light therapy masks with pictures of people wearing robot looking masks (😂) to address wrinkles & blemishes . Mine resembles a heating pad with dimensions of about 7” x16”.

I don’t mention the brand I purchased because
a. There have been improvements since I purchased 19months ago
b. Your research may lead you to different conclusions.

I recommend considering researching some on what medical grade red light is/how it works, how it can treat pain and, what types of products are for what conditions; for example, the face masks often include blue light and address acne and other skin conditions.

I decided to get a red light pad after reading several accounts from people in EDS /chronic pain FaceBook groups who said they were helped by the red light therapy. So I researched some and found while many “research studies” were done by the companies themselves (common when a product is new), I saw /read enough positives / promising information that I decided to pull the $300 out of savings to get.

I’ll add that I believe independent studies are underway. And, my sister said after her dermatologist did a laser treatment to address the pervasive pre cancer on her face, they followed it with red light therapy. ! I think the anti-inflamitory benefits may be generally accepted now (but don’t quote me!).

The type of pain red light seems to address may vary, & seems to be more muscle related. And I don’t believe it’s a miracle cure, but it helps put me to sleep after using on my neck and back and, sometimes it helps with my hip pain. At the very least it feels good to me as it seems to be a deeper penetrating heat than a heating pad. But again, everyone is different.

I believe most red light therapy pad product companies recommended to use it 15min at night every night for 2 weeks, I think, then 3x per week?

In terms of bone benefits- there are no scientific studies and I only saw one or two mentions which were claims from a manufacturer so I am very skeptical, but choose to be hopeful. 😊

Hope my babbling helped a little 🫣😊

@gravity3 nope wasn’t really discussed or offered. Current endo said he doesn’t like prolia but didn’t hear about anything else except reclast which scared me as it was a once a year drug! So he started fosamax, after minor gains in that he scheduled Reclast and I did it. A rheumatologist I saw when I made the rounds of getting other thoughts said she would have started me on bone builders. Medicine is a very creative field, some docs do one thing some another. And the best choice is?

@andieg I'm curious, how long have you been using red light therapy and has it improved your DEXA scores?

Can I ask you what is severe osteoporosis? What are your t scores. I just found out I have osteoporosis at -4 in spine and -3.6 in hip. I am new to this site and info about osteoporosis

I appreciate that @squitirogloria 💕

I purchased a medical grade red light therapy pad intended to reduce pain in August, 2024. It was 1/2 off (even the “medical grade” ones often are).

You may have seen advertisements for red & blue light therapy masks with pictures of people wearing robot looking masks (😂) to address wrinkles & blemishes . Mine resembles a heating pad with dimensions of about 7” x16”.

I don’t mention the brand I purchased because
a. There have been improvements since I purchased 19months ago
b. Your research may lead you to different conclusions.

I recommend considering researching some on what medical grade red light is/how it works, how it can treat pain and, what types of products are for what conditions; for example, the face masks often include blue light and address acne and other skin conditions.

I decided to get a red light pad after reading several accounts from people in EDS /chronic pain FaceBook groups who said they were helped by the red light therapy. So I researched some and found while many “research studies” were done by the companies themselves (common when a product is new), I saw /read enough positives / promising information that I decided to pull the $300 out of savings to get.

I’ll add that I believe independent studies are underway. And, my sister said after her dermatologist did a laser treatment to address the pervasive pre cancer on her face, they followed it with red light therapy. ! I think the anti-inflamitory benefits may be generally accepted now (but don’t quote me!).

The type of pain red light seems to address may vary, & seems to be more muscle related. And I don’t believe it’s a miracle cure, but it helps put me to sleep after using on my neck and back and, sometimes it helps with my hip pain. At the very least it feels good to me as it seems to be a deeper penetrating heat than a heating pad. But again, everyone is different.

I believe most red light therapy pad product companies recommended to use it 15min at night every night for 2 weeks, I think, then 3x per week?

In terms of bone benefits- there are no scientific studies and I only saw one or two mentions which were claims from a manufacturer so I am very skeptical, but choose to be hopeful. 😊

Hope my babbling helped a little 🫣😊

Can I ask you what is severe osteoporosis? What are your t scores. I just found out I have osteoporosis at -4 in spine and -3.6 in hip. I am new to this site and info about osteoporosis