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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Mar 29, 2023 | Replies (10)

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Hunching over wouldn't, I assume, have anything to do with bone density. Have you ever been on steroids? What are your other lumbar scores? I seem to remember the average was -4.4-?

With the -4.9 I think you might want to avoid resistance exercises, lifting, or certain movements until you see the doc or a PT. Check out the melioguide (margaret Martin) site for advice on exercise: https://melioguide.com/

You are probably at high fracture risk. I fractured three lumbar vertebrae with one unwise movement and I was in the mid -3's. You can find out what you can do safely. Also not all PT's are good with osteoporosis.

I hope you have a good endo because this is indeed a mystery. Let us know! ps tai chi is good, but not yoga!

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Dr. Loren Fishman, Columbia University School of Medicine, is a yoga practitioner and has a program of 12 poses which are currently being studied and have been shown to improve bone density for mostly all participants with no injuries. There are adaptive poses for those with osteoporosis and osteopenia as well. This program can be accessed via Google, "12 Poses vs Osteoporosis." Best to look at Dr. Fishman's presentation before viewing those of others as he explains the concepts. I've been doing them nearly daily for seven months and recently sent away for the DVD of his second series of 12 Poses.