Has anyone used the Marodyne device to stimulate bone growth?

I've been using it for about 2 years. For the first time, my DEXA scan numbers were the same (not worse). There is an article on Springer: Effectiveness of whole-body vibration on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

If I had the funds I'd buy one. Would love to have as an addition to all the traditional things we're told to do. If you put marodyne in the search bar above, lots of comments will turn up🥰.

This is from Dr McCormicks book, Great Bones:

Hope this helps, Patty

Thanks for your response and info.

Thanks for your response and info

I am using a less expensive Lifepro daily. I am giving it a year before another scan but have heard positive responses.

TY, that's good to know. Will look into it. 🩷

Wow, that is very shocking! There is another person on this site who used hers for 2 years and was very disappointed that her DEXA results did not show improvement either. However, my understanding is that the Marodyne does not build cortical bone but improves bone quality, the inner trabecular bone. I have been hesitant in buying one because of the expense and because I haven't seen any convincing studies or reviews on its effectiveness especially if you are already exercising by doing strength training. However there is a clinical trial that was taking place at the Australian Bone Clinic where they are using the Marodyne with their Liftmor program but the data is not in yet. Also although Marodyne claims they developed the machine with NASA there is no indication that NASA has ever used it for their astronauts to prevent or improve bone loss. So I'm cautious. Thank you for your review and input.

Dr Clinton Rubin holds the patent on the Marodyne device and is still promoting it, as a medical professional, on YouTube as of October 2022. He conducted the original study for NASA in 2001 which has since been archived by NASA. And now it is advertised on the Marodyne website as originally developed for astronauts. It was a research tool in one study that Dr Rubin did for NASA but has never been approved by NASA in any way. It's a lot of smoking mirrors for the most part.
I know nothing about Dr Rubin personally and had never heard of him until 2013 until my first appointment with my endocrinologist and she gave me a paper they had written, along with his wife, about low intensity vibration and the Marodyne machine specifically. And it could only be the Marodyne. In fact my doctor gave me their business card with the number to call. My problem today is that it is still be promoted by Dr Rubin and Marodyne in vague medical jargon that makes it difficult for the average consumer to decipher exactly what it does do for bone heath.
https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/ast02nov_1
https://patents.justia.com/assignee/marodyne-medical-llc

Sounds like you’ve put time into looking into this more than some others. I actually have purchased a Marodyne and am using it. I have a positive outlook but I realize it will be difficult to assess its specific value for me as I’m doing lots of other things to assist in making my bone situation better. However, I would be curious to see specific reporting that says NASA didn’t use it, as well as specific reporting that’s more current., as what was sited was from 2001. Several years have past. So , I would be curious to see specific reporting that is more current. It takes years to gather data in some instances. Use of the these vibration platforms , the Marodyne, as just one of many on the market, impacts the trabecular areas of the bone. The spine is very much trabecular in nature and to a lesser extent the femoral neck area of the hip. Remember Bone Strength equals Bone Density plus Bone Quality. For many patients bone quality is as important , or more so in terms of actual fracture risk. As more people begin to get their Trabecular Bone Score in addition to the routine DEXA score , I’ll be curious to see if there’s a shift in the thinking. In the meantime I’d love to get more up to date scientific articles. I have an open mind and am all ears!!!

I believe my need to find a "natural" solution to treat osteoporosis made me stick with something that wasn't working for way too long. That coupled with a research doctor who was getting funding to prove it did work created the "perfect storm" of basically no treatment at all except for calcium and vitamin d. I wasted 7 years of treatment time that I could have had. In 2020 I fractured my foot from the simple act of pushing on the footrest of a recliner.
Dr Clinton Rubin's 2001 grant from NASA was ended in 2008. Here is the results of his study, as well as what NASA is using as of 2013 on the International Space station to combat weightlessness induced osteoporosis.
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/511800main_NxPCM%20Assessment%20for%20VIBE.pdf
https://asbmr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jbmr.1948