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@lightlifts I can’t do bisphosphonates either. I have bone loss in my jaw already, enough that one implant fell out. But I am looking. There is a promising ultrasound treatment that hopefully will be approved fairly soon. Biosimilar hormones are protective but doctors don’t want to prescribe them if you are over 10 years from menopause. I have been reading about a mineral supplement called shilajit that is supposed to be effective-brand is Optimum. I am always a little skeptical; I want to look at the studies they cite. If I could afford it, I would go to Europe for a modified MRI treatment that apparently works for a year with no side effects.
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@fresian1 please keep us all posted!
Sorry about your inplant, that’s rough.
I have 1 inplant
@fresian1 As I'm in Europe, so this might be interesting for me later on, after completing Tymlos...
This is the first time I hear about a promising ultrasound treatment, that you call modified MRI treatment.
I asked the AI Claude to tell me more, but it needs more information. This is what it said: "I couldn't find "modified MRI treatment" as an established or recognized therapy for osteoporosis. Here's what I did find that might be relevant:
MRI is mainly used for diagnosis, not treatment, of osteoporosis:
MRI is a viable option for radiation-free, quantitative assessment of osteoporotic bone, using various sequences and techniques to look at bone microstructure, but this is a diagnostic/monitoring tool, not a treatment.
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There are clinical trials using MRI to monitor how well osteoporosis treatments are working, scanning bone microarchitecture and strength parameters — again, MRI as a measurement tool, not the therapy itself.
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What it might be confused with:
There are a few things that sound similar and could be what you (or your source) meant:
MRgFUS (MRI-guided focused ultrasound) — a technology that uses MRI to guide focused ultrasound energy, used in some bone conditions (e.g., pain from bone metastases), but it isn't a standard osteoporosis treatment.
Modified Dixon MRI method — a technique for measuring bone marrow fat, compared against T1-weighted MRI and MR spectroscopy — this is a research/diagnostic method related to osteoporosis research, not a treatment.
Other non-drug approaches sometimes discussed for bone health include vibration therapy and bone-building devices like Osteoboost, but these don't involve MRI.
None of these match "modified MRI treatment" as a named therapy. Do you have a source where you saw this term (an article, clinic website, or ad)? If you can share the name or a link, I can look into exactly what's being claimed — this phrasing sometimes shows up in marketing for alternative-medicine clinics, and it would help to see the specific claim to evaluate it properly.
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The 10 year limit on hrt is old info.
Check out Dr. Susan Hardwick-Smith videos on YouTube.