Good Morning Callaloo~
Thanks for your interest in the vibration plate therapy. I hope your friend is continuing to heal. As we all have experienced the drauge that pain has on our days and nights..ever so tiresome, at best...I'm always looking for what has worked for individuals as well as physicians and clinicians. Since I have deplorable DXA scores..-4 and -3.5, in hips and lumbar. I've been in constant pain that's worse at night. For my own peace of mind..I cannot do the meds for osto. I've tried everything I could..weights..stretching..walking..you name it..I've done it. I'm also an older athlete..so I'm trying to keep my activity up to ameliorate the symptoms and pain. THEN I started reading up on the vibration plate and what NASA had to say about what they developed for their astronauts that lost so much bone density while being in space. I did go for a complimentary visit to OsteoStrong and did their workout as well as got to stand on their vibration plate. Oh my....it was wonderful!!! I was exhausted by the end of my day..but slept without hip pain waking me up..first time in a year! While I feel that my bones aren't strong enough for their workout...I feel that I really benefited mostly from the vibration plate. I did more research and found one that I thought would work for me and not be just another 'toy' around the house..that I can't even hang clothes on..like a treadmill! I've used the "LifePro" Waver machine for three days now....15min..2x a day and I can't keep my excitement down! No more hip pain!! I've had three nights of uninterrupted sleep! This company is impressing me with their outreach to their customers as well as their lifetime warranty. It was easy to set up..just take it out of the box...even comes with a roller for easy moving it around. I joined Amazon Prime to get the added discount and free shipping and return. I'm 77 and don't expect to be pain free all the time...but maybe getting a little 'shake-up' going on was just what I needed to feel like the ol'me. I would strongly suggest that you all do your own due diligence when it comes to different modalities in achieving better health and vitality. The articles that have been listed by other members were most informative and interesting. I'm so glad I got this 'easy' to use machine..and that I can already feel the benefits of using it. Finally...some hope for a better tomorrow! BTW...folks that also took the meds for osteo had even better results on the vibration machines then those of us who are not...so there ya go...some hope for us all! Bless you all...have a great day!!!