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Echolight sonogram scan for bones

Posted by csday @csday, Jan 8, 2022

Has anyone heard of, or had an Echolight sonogram scan instead of a radiation DEXA scan? New FDA approved that has been used in Europe for awhile. https://www.echolightmedical.com/en/company/

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Soledad02 | @soledad02 | Sep 11 4:37pm
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@junerose42

Attached is a list of practices in the USA that have the Echolight REMS machine. Most are orthopedic practices. I don't know of any hospitals that have REMS. They all offer only DXA, which involves ionizing radiation. The great advantage of REMS is that it is sonography, not radiation, so you can have multiple scans per year to follow your progress.

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@junerose42 we also have a Rems in Scottsdale, AZ. I believe they’re becoming more wide spread throughout the U.S. I plan on getting one in a few months.

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junerose42 | @junerose42 | Sep 11 5:27pm
In reply to @soledad02 "@junerose42 we also have a Rems in Scottsdale, AZ. I believe they’re becoming more wide spread..." + (show)
@soledad02

@junerose42 we also have a Rems in Scottsdale, AZ. I believe they’re becoming more wide spread throughout the U.S. I plan on getting one in a few months.

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Is the Scottsdale REMS at URPrecious Ultrasound? I've been tracking locations and now have a list in 12 states. Recently, I found one starting up in Owings Mills, MD, about an hour from where I live in Virginia. I've got an appointment for REMS there in October.

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nme1985 | @nme1985 | Oct 1 7:38am

Iam ha ing the echoligbt scan done tomorrow. I am so curious to compare the numbers to my dexa results.

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nme1985 | @nme1985 | Oct 2 11:14am

I went for my echolite scan today. The results surprised me. I wonder how accurate the scan is. My numbers were much better than my dexa scan.

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moko350 | @moko350 | Oct 2 5:37pm
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@pennykj

I alternate between Solaray calcium citrate and VegLife Red Marine Calcium as supplements to food. I eat organic "pasture raised" greek yogurt, greens, goat cheese to get calcium from food. I am in the process of researching bioidentical HRT/estrogen and strontium citrate as alernatives to prescription meds.
I have another appointment with my local osteoporosis specialist next month, and if she insists on prescribing an osteo drug without considering alernatives, I likely will get a second opinion and possibly travel to Central Carolina Orthopedic Associates in Sanford, NC and try to get an Ecolight REMS scan and consult with Dr. Bush.

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I went to Sanford, NC to have the REMS Echo Light scan. So happy I did. Yes, I have Osteoporosis, but with Ultrasound vs. radiation, the tech (James) could SEE my bones were very strong. I’m 74 and I have a skeleton of a 54 year old woman. I’ve always exercised (weight bearing) maintained a healthy diet and taken supplements. Results are — NO meds. That could change as I age, but I’ll continue to fight the good fight against Osteoporosis and those horrific meds. I did start doing HRT about a month ago. Dr. Bush is the orthopedic doc in Sanford and he explained the results of the test to me patiently and in great detail. What a kind and caring gentleman. He was happy I am on HRT.

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moko350 | @moko350 | Oct 2 5:38pm
In reply to @pennykj "I alternate between Solaray calcium citrate and VegLife Red Marine Calcium as supplements to food. I..." + (show)
@pennykj

I alternate between Solaray calcium citrate and VegLife Red Marine Calcium as supplements to food. I eat organic "pasture raised" greek yogurt, greens, goat cheese to get calcium from food. I am in the process of researching bioidentical HRT/estrogen and strontium citrate as alernatives to prescription meds.
I have another appointment with my local osteoporosis specialist next month, and if she insists on prescribing an osteo drug without considering alernatives, I likely will get a second opinion and possibly travel to Central Carolina Orthopedic Associates in Sanford, NC and try to get an Ecolight REMS scan and consult with Dr. Bush.

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Definitely see Dr. Bush!

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moko350 | @moko350 | Oct 2 5:41pm
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@dee1955

hello . Is there any test of this nature on long island ? My DR. keeps wanting me too go on prolia for bones. i will not . I need a more natural approach . If you have ant answers i would appreciate it.

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Listen to your gut and go for the Echo Light!

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nme1985 | @nme1985 | Oct 3 7:24am
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@moko350

Listen to your gut and go for the Echo Light!

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I went yesterday and the results were so much better than my dexa!

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njx58 | @njx58 | Oct 9 3:08pm

For anyone in the New Jersey vicinity, this is one place to get an Echolight scan. I called them today and was able to make an appointment. Wayne, NJ (northeast Jersey.)
https://xbodyus.com/osteoporosis-bone-density-echolight-rems-scan/

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nme1985 | @nme1985 | Oct 10 7:12am
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@njx58

For anyone in the New Jersey vicinity, this is one place to get an Echolight scan. I called them today and was able to make an appointment. Wayne, NJ (northeast Jersey.)
https://xbodyus.com/osteoporosis-bone-density-echolight-rems-scan/

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Let me know how you make out. My friend who was on fosomax five years and is now on her break, went and had the echo lite done yesterday and her numbers were horrible. She went from -1.6to a -4.2. She is beyond upset.

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