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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jun 19 5:47pm | Replies (47)

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@oopsiedaisy your message is very encouraging. I was sprinting, jumping and lifting prior to being treated with high dose steroids. The steroids have caused of acceleration of bone loss and put me in moderate risk for fractures. This intimidates me in terms of worrying about my technique and possibly fracturing something.
Even something as simple as sprinting or jogging or jumping, I worry about balance and possibly irregular terrain, just enough to cause a tumble.
Intellectually I know that these exercises will help me maintain bone and strength. Emotionally I feel struggle with what if doing these exercise exercises ends up causing more of a problem.

Your message encourages me to at least get started with some light weights and walking to gain back some of the muscle that I lost when I was on the steroids which by the way, I’m not completely off them so I don’t know if it’s safe to be exercising while on steroids.

It’s a big adjustment going from strong, powerful and healthy to a new diagnosis that has a treatment that take away so much. In 4 months time I’ve lost so much muscle mass and been housebound and frail.

Any other thoughts you might have in terms of how to get started and work my way back is appreciated

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@sassysaveur This would be a difficult path to navigate, for sure. I think that getting back to regular exercise of some kind would help your frame of mind. Someone below recommended Margaret Martin's Melioguide and that might be a good place to start.

I purchased her book a couple of years ago when I was frightened to exercise after my fracture and she has really good advice for exercising based on your current level of fitness and risk concern. You can start slowly on a plan.

Some things that I did in my post-fracture recovery were resistance band exercises and light weights, supervised by a physical therapist.

Perhaps your doctor could give you a referral for physiotherapy to help you get started?

Here is the link to Margaret Martin's site: https://melioguide.com/

Wishing you the best!