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Whole Body Vibration for Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Apr 15 4:31pm | Replies (99)

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@edelwisess

Hi, Teri
Probably you have been using the vibration plate exerciser for some time now. How is it, is it useful for building bone density? which exerciser did you purchase, brand, model etc.?

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Hi @edelweiss,
I stated using the Eilison Bolt in August. I ordered it from Amazon because it could be used on carpet, weighed only 12 pounds and came with a five year warranty. It has three bone building programs, which are 15 minutes in duration. I do two a day, most of the time, spaced at least two hours apart. I won't be getting another Dexa scan for a year. I decided to buy this based on an article I read"Whole-body vibration exercise in postmenopausal osteoporosis" . Here is a link:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26327887/
Here is a more detailed discussion I just found that was published in November 2021 that warns about dangers of using high intensity vibration, especially with fragile bones:
https://melioguide.com/osteoporosis-exercise-equipment/whole-body-vibration-therapy/
When I purchased the BOLT, I contacted Eilision and asked questions regarding the vibration frequencies and speeds of the BOLT that were the ones cited in the study and they couldn't provide me with the data.
I am going to read the Melioguide paper thoroughly. I suspect the Bolt is a high vibration vs. low vibration machine. If I find some worthwhile information, I will post it so now I urge caution.
There is a safe Yoga program that helps build bone density, Dr. Loren Fishman's "12 Poses vs Osteoporosis" which you can google. I started doing this yoga program everyday a couple of months ago.
Thank you for asking this question. It caused me to do more research on this subject!