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Has anyone used the Marodyne device to stimulate bone growth?

Posted by maryeve @maryeve, Aug 21, 2023

You stand on it twice a day for 10 minutes. It gently vibrates and also helps with improving balance. The Marodyne is made in Germany and costs about $3,000. It has not been FDA approved but there are studies in progress.

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fluffbun | @fluffbun | Sep 17 12:46pm
In reply to @marinara0 "I've been using it for about 2 years. For the first time, my DEXA scan numbers..." + (show)
@marinara0

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.

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Did you use anything else to improve your bones, like vitamins, exercise, HRT?

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awfultruth | @awfultruth | Sep 18 3:07pm
In reply to @fluffbun "Hi, yes I appreciate that. It's difficult to know how it helps/if it helps. I started..." + (show)
@fluffbun

Hi, yes I appreciate that. It's difficult to know how it helps/if it helps. I started HRT, walking every day and taking Vitamin D, K and magnesium and increased the calcium I ate at the same time as starting with the Marodyne. Who knows what has helped really?

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@fluffbun, Hey there, my case is a bit simpler as I lost a lot of bone in the time period I was doing Marodyne. So there is no question for me about what helped unless you want to theorize that I would have lost even more without it. That is of course possible but the simple view is I did Marodyne and heel drops as employed in a Chinese study for one year and I lost a lot. So for me I said "forget these two and on to the next thing". I do still follow the news about the Marodyne and vibration just in case there is some compelling evidence to make me rethink the matter and try again.

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fluffbun | @fluffbun | Sep 18 3:41pm
In reply to @awfultruth "@fluffbun, Hey there, my case is a bit simpler as I lost a lot of bone..." + (show)
@awfultruth

@fluffbun, Hey there, my case is a bit simpler as I lost a lot of bone in the time period I was doing Marodyne. So there is no question for me about what helped unless you want to theorize that I would have lost even more without it. That is of course possible but the simple view is I did Marodyne and heel drops as employed in a Chinese study for one year and I lost a lot. So for me I said "forget these two and on to the next thing". I do still follow the news about the Marodyne and vibration just in case there is some compelling evidence to make me rethink the matter and try again.

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Was there any medical reason for your bone loss? Thyroid problems, cancer drugs? Early menopause? . I understand what yo say about Marodyne. I also take HRT and if I had to chose between HRT or Marodyne there is no doubt which one I would keep. What are you taking now?

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