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Whole Body Vibration for Osteoporosis
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Hello @bunky44
I would like to add my welcome to you. I am glad to hear that your fall did not result in any broken bones. I highly recommend that you see an endocrinologist for your osteoporosis. If you are, have you had your parathyroid glands tested? Please note that this is not the same as your thyroid gland but the parathyroid glands are located near the thyroid glands.
The blood test that can check this is PTH (parathyroid hormone) and a calcium check should be done at the same time. If you have an adenoma (usually benign) in one (or more) of your parathyroid glands this can result in osteoporosis (as well as kidney stones and lots of other troublesome symptoms). It is important that your Vitamin D level be checked as well.
I look forward to hearing from you as you deal with this difficult problem. Are you having bone pain as well?
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Vitamin D levels are recommended in wildly differing amounts. And K is required to have D work?
Thanks for info on PTH and calcium check at the same time. Interesting and will check this out.
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Thank you for this info..I will check this out. My Vit D level was 'right on'..I take 5,000iu's day.
It's so very frustrating that more in the medical field have no other answers for us then to take the 'drugs' that can cause more harm then a broken bone.
Yes..I'm having back pain..I find that using a warmed up sock, filled with rice ..heated in the microwave really helps more than anything else I've tried. I move it around on my back as I sit..and soon..all the pain is gone.
I'm doing more walking, with higher knees on my trampoline and had less pain over all yesterday. I also use walking sticks when I walk outside...but wasn't the day I tripped...after just coming from my Dexa test! silly me....