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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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marathon | @marathon | Oct 15, 2024

Sorry to ask so many questions…just curious.

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felicitypevancy | @felicitypevancy | Oct 15, 2024
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I go to Osteo-Strong (several locations in Minnesota) and they offer the Echolight several times a year, including several dates in October and November.

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https://truebonedensity.com/
This is the website for booking a REMS appointment that I used. I chose the Egan location.

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erinchasen | @erinchasen | Oct 16, 2024
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Did you have it done?

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I had an Echolight scan this past spring when I first started Osteo-Strong so I could have a baseline. The result was similar to the DEXA I had done a few months prior.

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njx58 | @njx58 | Oct 16, 2024

I have an Echolight in December and a DEXA a few weeks later, so it will be interesting to see the comparison. Even my endocrinologist expressed interest in seeing the Echolight results.

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nme1985 | @nme1985 | Oct 17, 2024
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I have an Echolight in December and a DEXA a few weeks later, so it will be interesting to see the comparison. Even my endocrinologist expressed interest in seeing the Echolight results.

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Let us all know. I did my first complementary Osteo strong session yesterday and I was so afraid to hurt myself. How have you found it? I have not signed up yet Nina.

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deborahnelson86 | @deborahnelson86 | Oct 18, 2024

I have been doing Osteostrong for 27 sessions and I get compliments on my posture all the time. Yes, I do other exercises but I believe it is the Osteostrong. My numbers have all improved so I am sold. I am sorry you feel afraid but I personally am more afraid of a hip fracture than of hurting myself.

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madeleine40 | @madeleine40 | Oct 20, 2024
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Hello!
I feel for you! All the regular doctors don't believe in bio identical hormones. Not fda approved so no $$$. I am so disappointed in the medical community and I have two Drs in my family! I was on bio hormone creams estrodial, progesterone and testosterone since I was 47! I am now 68…no side effects. I started on pellet testosterone and estradiol and prog pill 100mg in Jan. My integrative med Dr assured me he could get me out of osteo in a year. So against my endos advise….she wanted me on forteo and I refused. I once took actonel for a month and fainted twice. I am done unless my bones crumble. I just had an echo lite bone scan which is a new technology… no radiation. I was shocked at the results. No osteo in my spine and hip -2.0! My dexa last Feb showed spine -1.9 and hip -2.9. So who knows?. My son-in-law is a spine surgeon and researched the efficacy of the osteo lite scan and feels it is accurate. This is my story so far. I take ostinol 450 for the last 8 months. Go on their website. Very interesting supplement. My integrative medical doctor is Dr Anthony Bazzan in Villavova. His website is quite interesting. I wish you well. It is such a difficult decision. Keep in touch. I learn so much from lovely people on this site. Nina 😍

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Thanks for the useful information. Where did you have the echo light test? This sounds like a good thing to do.

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nme1985 | @nme1985 | Oct 20, 2024

I did the echo light in Cherry Hill NJ at osteostrong. I think it’s a nice addition to the DEXA to compare. Mine was better than the DX I had last February but I have been on hormone pellets bioidentical therapy since then I’m hoping that also increased my bone mass.

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bwaykm | @bwaykm | Oct 21, 2024
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I did the echo light in Cherry Hill NJ at osteostrong. I think it’s a nice addition to the DEXA to compare. Mine was better than the DX I had last February but I have been on hormone pellets bioidentical therapy since then I’m hoping that also increased my bone mass.

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I'm scheduled for next week. Do they try and talk you into Osteostrong?

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nme1985 | @nme1985 | Oct 21, 2024
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I'm scheduled for next week. Do they try and talk you into Osteostrong?

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No, they do offer you a free session which I went and did. I decided not to join at this time and they didn’t give me any pressure.

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