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Treating Osteoporosis: What works for you?

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Nov 3, 2023 | Replies (1084)

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@callalloo

This is exactly my concern! I have mild osteopenia, which I`m determined to do everything that I can to prevent progressing to osteoporosis, and maybe roll back to low osteopenia. So I've been reading about the various drugs for osteoporosis in case I have to decide on one someday.

But the big issue for me is that a DEXA scan gives very limited information. And the old bisphosphonates don't result in new healthy non-brittle bone being deposited. So what test(s) will yield real, valid measures of healthy, replicating bone? Since there's a lot more to the bone story than just thickness. Or, worse, just a picture of it.

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you can get a good description/explanation of the new Echolight technology/device that uses ultrasound rather than radiation (like the DEXA machines use) by typing (in a google search box)- will the new ultrasound device replace DEXA bone density testing Once there you can read an article from Apr 2021 by Dr. Susan E. Brown. might also find this article on her Website- betterbones.com