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Treating Osteoporosis: What works for you?

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

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Maybe this is just me but I'd be very careful about risking any other part of my body just to strengthen my wrists. Push-ups and the plank require near perfect stability and strength of the spine and hips. Any slip out of the posture can stress both while the load-bearing responsibility falls on already-vulnerable wrists. There are myriad ways to use safer resistance trainer that just isolates the wrists. You could start with something safe and work your way up to push-ups, etc., if and when the wrist bones show gains. Again, this is just my thinking and I tend to be risk-averse about things not easily fixed. Slow and steady seems a good mantra for osteoporosis-prevention strategies in my mind at least.

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Thank you for your reply. Good suggestion. I will also talk with my husband's nephew who has a Phd in exercise physiology and runs an outpatient PT department for a hospital in NY. He has been helpful before.
I may ask my doctor for some PT visits, too.