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Fosamax or Exercise?

Posted by msou @msou, Jul 4, 2022

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rubyz | @rubyz | Jul 11, 2022
In reply to @callalloo "I hope that people don't feel that they face a decision between pharmaceuticals and Osteostrong. I'm..." + (show)
@callalloo

I hope that people don't feel that they face a decision between pharmaceuticals and Osteostrong. I'm glad that you find it helpful and if the company does have legitimate third-party peer-reviewed long-term testing proving, incontrovertibly, that it can reverse osteoporosis, without any risk, it will have no shortage of people rushing to join. Until that time, it's unproven so people will have to be their own 'experiments' in a sense. I hope for any advance in treatment that can help spare people osteoporosis and its many risks so hope the company invests in the research and makes it public for scrutiny.

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They would be smart to do so. I think people would be happy if it showed even small gains and agree, people would rush toward it in droves. Hopefully, some new docs or med students will undertake this as a study. Yes, people will be their own experiments indeed and I think they go in knowing that. The woman who oriented me for my "free session" was in her 50s, average body weight, and stated Osteostrong alone was able to get her T score of -3.9 to the osteopenia range. That is a bold claim. Even the anecdotal information is sparse.. if you can find it.

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rubyz | @rubyz | Jul 12, 2022
In reply to @tsc "Hi @rubyz, Why don't you check out 12 Poses vs Osteoporosis at www.sciataca.org? Dr. Loren Fishman..." + (show)
@tsc

Hi @rubyz, Why don't you check out 12 Poses vs Osteoporosis at http://www.sciataca.org? Dr. Loren Fishman has had success improving bone density with 12 Yoga poses that are safe for osteoporosis. There is a video online with the standard and modified poses for osteoporosis and osteopenia. Algaecal posted videos of the three versions of the 12 poses separately. This can be found athttps://blog.algaecal.com/yoga-for-osteoporosis/
There is also a published paper "Twelve -Minute Daily Yoga Regimen Reverses Osteoporotic Bone Loss" in Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 2016 Volume 32, Number 2 81-87 which you can google. An expanded clinical trial is currently underway and there are some openings. The details are at http://www.sciataca.org.
I just stumbled across Dr. Fishman's regimen while researching something else, but I've been doing the yoga poses for about a month. working my way up from the osteoporosis version to the Prevention, which I do with some modifications. It was difficult at first, but I'm getting better and steadier at it. For me, it's a nice break from strength training with free weights.
If you want to work with free weights, Margaret Martin, MelioGuide is very good. If you subcribe, she will email you different workouts.

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Hey Teri! I already subscribe to Margaret Martin but hadn't heard of Dr. Fishman. Will check him out. Regardless of medication regimen/or opting for no meds, these additional resources are very helpful. Appreciate your response!

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Teri | @tsc | Jul 13, 2022
In reply to @rubyz "Hey Teri! I already subscribe to Margaret Martin but hadn't heard of Dr. Fishman. Will check..." + (show)
@rubyz

Hey Teri! I already subscribe to Margaret Martin but hadn't heard of Dr. Fishman. Will check him out. Regardless of medication regimen/or opting for no meds, these additional resources are very helpful. Appreciate your response!

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I found Dr. Fishman and his research by accident, but am so glad I did. I hope you find it useful @rubyz.

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msou | @msou | Jul 13, 2022

Hi @egrolman , @catluvr999 , This is a reply to your question about what exercise I do. You may find the detail in the .pdf file below. Please click on the link under Shared Files named "Exercise in Post-Fosamax” (in blue color) below. The file will open.

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Exercise in Post-Fosamax (Exercise-in-Post-Fosamax.pdf)

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catluvr999 | @catluvr999 | Jul 13, 2022
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@msou

Hi @egrolman , @catluvr999 , This is a reply to your question about what exercise I do. You may find the detail in the .pdf file below. Please click on the link under Shared Files named "Exercise in Post-Fosamax” (in blue color) below. The file will open.

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@msou Thanks so much for your exercise routine...your precise writeup is a work of art. I've looked through it, and, though I likely will try to find an alternative to the weights backback, the other exercises are super compelling, particularly the idea of returning to doing Tai Chi, including trying the two links you gave and revisiting some that I still have bookmarked. I really appreciate your work on this! Thanks again.

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windyshores | @windyshores | Jul 14, 2022
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@msou

Hi @egrolman , @catluvr999 , This is a reply to your question about what exercise I do. You may find the detail in the .pdf file below. Please click on the link under Shared Files named "Exercise in Post-Fosamax” (in blue color) below. The file will open.

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I have done tai chi for years. It really helps.

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msou | @msou | Jul 14, 2022
In reply to @catluvr999 "@msou Thanks so much for your exercise routine...your precise writeup is a work of art. I've..." + (show)
@catluvr999

@msou Thanks so much for your exercise routine...your precise writeup is a work of art. I've looked through it, and, though I likely will try to find an alternative to the weights backback, the other exercises are super compelling, particularly the idea of returning to doing Tai Chi, including trying the two links you gave and revisiting some that I still have bookmarked. I really appreciate your work on this! Thanks again.

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@catluvr999 , Thank you very much for the kind words.

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egrolman | @egrolman | Jul 14, 2022
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@msou

Hi @egrolman , @catluvr999 , This is a reply to your question about what exercise I do. You may find the detail in the .pdf file below. Please click on the link under Shared Files named "Exercise in Post-Fosamax” (in blue color) below. The file will open.

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Many thanks! I hope it works as well for me as it does for you!
Ellen

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msou | @msou | Jul 16, 2022
In reply to @egrolman "Many thanks! I hope it works as well for me as it does for you! Ellen" + (show)
@egrolman

Many thanks! I hope it works as well for me as it does for you!
Ellen

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Hi Ellen @egrolman, You may design your own exercise routine. Then adhere to it. Based on the initial BMD result, you'll know where you could put emphasize in the routine. One way to realize if the exercise is working for your need is to go by the test. Every 2 years, when the BMD or other bone quality test data comes back, it is the time you’ll see if the exercise you setup is doing its job. Modify or continue accordingly. At the beginning, I knew nothing about how bone behaves. Only when I got into trouble, it pushed me to learn. Our body is our own secret book. It takes some observation to read it.

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msou | @msou | Jul 16, 2022
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@windyshores

I have done tai chi for years. It really helps.

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Hi @windyshores, Great! Do you go to a Tai Chi class?

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