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Tymlos and exercise
Does Tymlos work even if you can't exercise much? Any type of exercise other than brief walking or lifting seems to cause spasms and dystonia...
Last active: Nov 10, 2024
Fosamax or Exercise?
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Last active: May 2, 2024
osteoporosis and trampoline exercise
I'm newly diagnosed with osteoporosis in one hip. Would exercising on a trampoline be helpful?
Last active: Nov 27, 2024
Conflicting advice on exercise
I was told exercise must be weight bearing and impact like walking dancing and marching in place. This says weight bearing but easy on the...
Last active: May 24 9:49pm
Drugs or exercise and vitamins?
I recently went to a rheumatologist to get some questions answered regarding my osteoporosis. He said I had Senile osteoporosis and that he felt I...
Last active: Aug 30, 2024
Exercise to strengthen bones (for osteoporosis)
It's been a challenge to find accurate information about exercise to strengthen bones. For me it's been a long process of culling out the information...
Last active: Apr 15 8:48am
Good or best osteoporosis exercise book
I can't find a post where I think windy shores recommended one in particular....I'm going to order one from Amazon. Best suggestions please? Thx!! I'm...
Last active: Feb 11 11:49am
Exercise and osteoporosis based on t-scores
Does anyone know what are safe exercises when a person has the t-scores and the fracture noted below. T-scores: Lumbar spine ( -3.30 ) Left...
Last active: May 17, 2024
Improving bone density with exercise - jumping
I am specifically interested in how to do this jumping when you have osteoporosis and are old so you don’t do more damage. Has anyone...
Last active: Feb 11 2:25pm
Rehabilitation of Osteoporosis Program-Exercise (ROPE)
Does anyone know where to access information regarding the ROPE program.I heard about Dr. Merhsheed Sinaki while watching a Sara Meeks presentation. I found Dr....
Last active: Jan 14, 2023
I am looking for an exercise video to do.
Hi, I am a senior woman and am looking for an exercise video that I can safely do. I have had both knees and hips...
Last active: May 13 4:22pm
Can diet and exercise alone rebuild bone mass
My husband was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis. His lumbar T-score is -3.3, neck -2.31 and -2.6, hip -1.5 and -1.8. He was prescribed Alendronate (Fosamax)...
Last active: May 20, 2024
What exercise is safe and good for bone health with osteoporosis?
I was diagnosed with borderline osteoporosis in my spine before breast cancer treatment, but now that I'm on an aromatase inhibitor, I'm really concerned about...
Last active: Jul 16, 2024
Has anyone heard of Wellen Exercise for Osteoporosis & osteopenia?
Has anyone heard of Wellen? It's an exercise program for osteoporosis and osteopenia. I'm not sure what they do because there is no video to...
Last active: Nov 23, 2024
Vit. K2 for osteopenia? What else? Light weights exercise?
Due to still untreated hyperparathyroidism (I'm hoping to find a top surgeon who does parathyroidectomy *VERY OFTEN* and who has very good outcomes), I have...
Last active: Oct 29, 2024
Has anyone found an exercise based program proven to work?
To All-Very important information shared by Belinda Beck from- theboneclinic- goggle that- based in Australia- yesterday in the Osteoporosis Summit that has been sited here...
Last active: Jun 24 8:24pm
What's the best forms of exercise to increase bone density?
Hello fellow patients, I'm new to this online forum but am so glad I found all of you! Currently I'm taking Forteo in hoping to...
Last active: May 12 6:42pm
Weight bearing exercises
What sort of weight bearing exercises do you do and is Qi Gong considered a weight bearing exercise?
Last active: May 12 5:42pm
exercising & dumbbell weights with osteoporosis
I walk 2 miles every day and do low impact exercises for 1-1/4 hrs ea day. I use 5 lb weights with my exercises. My...
Last active: Feb 16 6:22pm
Exercising with Osteoporosis
I fractured the L3. It has healed and I just began Forteo injections. Not really getting any concrete advice from my Dr or Physical Therapist.
Last active: Jan 20, 2024