Good or best osteoporosis exercise book

Margaret Martin has a great book as well as a website with videos and classes. melioguide.com

Many thanks, WS. I will order one and take a look at the site /videos soon.
Also, I am assuming that my 'regular' PT program (these are a group of doctor of physical therapy and their assistants for exercises one-on-one) while not geared to osteoporosis will be OK too. I'm pretty much at 'square one' due to not working out at all during 2020-now, just starting up in the last months. (I also do a few things at the gym).

Alexa- I am an OT and have worked with PT’s closely over years. While I love PT’s and use them a lot in my life. I will tell you that you SHOULD NOT ASSUME any and all are well versed in osteo treatment!! PT’s can provide a good overall strengthening , conditioning program , HOWEVER there certainly are specifics that should be taught, learned , and understood with osteoporosis specific treatment. I’m told you can find PT ‘s that have that understanding by going to your state PT Associations to inquire about that. All therapists are a generalist , but depending on interest and / or patient load gain specific skills to treat specific patients- ie Neurology , orthopedics, pediatrics, sports injuries, etc Good luck on your search!!

I agree with @ans. PT's seem good at exercise to prevent osteoporosis but in my experience they are scared of those of us with severe osteoporosis and even more scared when we have fractures!! My PT only does massage for me. One PT didn't want to work with me. I forget if he said that explicitly of if his treatment was so minimal that I understood that. I know he kept mentioning "fragility." I do tai chi and walk instead. Hope you find a good one!

I told the PT about the osteoporosis and that I was concerned. My diagnosis of osteoporosis is not at the severe level though. We are doing very basic core strengthening exercises and stretching muscles fairly gently at first, at least, as well as working on maximizing balance, coordination, and overall strength.

For various reasons I have worked with about a dozen PTs and PTAs over the last 3-1/2 years. It can be very difficult to find someone particularly knowledgeable about osteoporosis. One approach is to educate yourself with material from people like Margaret Martin and then be your own advocate in pointing out potential issues and modifications as appropriate when working with a non-specialized PT. If they are good, they will work with you. As one PT said when I expressed reservations about a particular exercise, "You know your own body."

I am very interested in the Liftmor study and told my PT about it. We are working on implementing the program eventually using heavy weights etc. She was very open to it even though I have been diagnosed with severe osteo.

My PT asked for my bone density scan and does appropriate exercises. A lot of core building, strengthing arms, and legs. She’s not afraid, thank goodness and I can tell she understands my condition. Where I run into issues is with a chiropractor. One will barely crack me. I quit going because it doesn’t really do me any good is they are too careful. I have been happy with my PT.

@vgkime I hope you are cautious about heavy weights. Some have fractured just lifting things! There are other ways to build bone: I do tai chi 🙂

Thank you for your concern. But Please look up the Liftmor study to get more of an understanding of what it entails. My PT has a doctorate in PT and specializes in osteoporosis and works at our hospital. She was very enthused about incorporating the Liftmor study into my protocol. I had an xray to ensure there were no fragility fractures but the Liftmor program did have participants who did have fragility fracture (just not within a year of participation). No fractures in the two years of the study and they were lifting HEAVY. Gained some BMD. You must take it slow and build up. And work with someone who can help you attain the correct posture and train you properly on the exercises. Also according to the Liftmor program you needed a trained physiotherapist to spot you when you did the exercises.