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Just starting the testing for secondary cause factors
- By PoppePam · New reply October 4, 2009
- 3 replies
- I have lost inch in heighth, thoracic and rib pain with arthiritic bone spurs both cervical and thoracic and now have received the test results from the Dexa scan: T-score for L1-L4 is -4.1; T-score for ...
Green tea promotes bone growth?
- By raindancer · New reply October 4, 2009
- 3 replies
- http://www.elements4health.com/green-tea -has-potential-to-help-prevent-and-treat -osteoporosis.html I found this link and thought I would post it for anyone interested. I have read that osteoporosis ...
Why Osteoporosis Drugs Don't Work
- By Gennie · New reply October 4, 2009
- 12 replies
- We have been out of town and I have missed a good bit of the information posted on this site. When I turned on my computer an article immediately caught my eye. Julian Whitaker, M.D., had an interesting ...
Iyengar Yoga May Ease Chronic Back Pain
- By SuzaFrancina · New reply October 3, 2009
- 1 reply
- Part Thirteen in a series on Yoga for Healthy Bones One of my students received a copy of this article from her physician. She hopes it encourages him to take a class! Yoga may ease chronic back pain ...
Osteoporosis
- By Ambika · New reply October 1, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hi, I have been recently diagnosed with serious osteroporosis at age 47. I am also getting menopausal. Osteoporosis runs in my family. My 74 years old Mom is bent and so was my grandmother. My doctor ...
Starting A New Project...
- By mompeach · New reply September 30, 2009
- 4 replies
- I had stated "somewhere" I was going to be researching "full-bore" osteoporosis in particular, but with that comes out all the old physiology books, anatomy books and new literature on "new" findings ...
ASSERTIVE,OUTGOING
- By helgy55 · New reply September 30, 2009
- 8 replies
- BROKEN BONES ...
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- By bettyrenshaw · New reply September 30, 2009
- 10 replies
- widowed senior; live in southern IL., all alone; though I stay politically current, I'm settling into being less active and more of the observer. i have 4 rescued cats and pet door; existed two years ...
Effect of Strontium on DEXA Scans
- By BoneLady · New reply September 29, 2009
- 34 replies
- DEXA scans are normally read based on calcium as the main bone component. If you have been taking strontium, it will be present in your bones. Since strontium is heavier than calcium, it will change the ...
Amyloidosis Support Groups and Blood Diseases
- By Muriel · Posted September 29, 2009
- 0 replies
- www.mayoclinic.org/blood-patient-worksho p The second Living with a Blood Disease Symposium: A Comprehensive Workshop for Patients, Family and Friends Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota May 8-9, 2010 Symposium ...
I'M GONNA BE SORE THIS WEEKEND, 2ND PHYSIO SESSION
- By DeskJockey101 · New reply September 28, 2009
- 6 replies
- This actually went very well considering the shape I am in and the poor posture that I have. Kelvyn, my physio therapist got the report from the bone density scan and i am 2.8 what ever that means. prolly ...
The Dr. Was In Today
- By DeskJockey101 · New reply September 26, 2009
- 19 replies
- This was the day I returned to my dr to talk to him about my osteoporosis and certain things I wanted to get going with including a referal to physio therapy. I had my list ready, 1,2,3,4, and after our ...
WEAKENING BONES AND OUTTERSPACE
- By DeskJockey101 · New reply September 25, 2009
- 12 replies
- YOU KNOW I WAS THINKING LAST NIGHT ABOUT THE ASTRONAUTS WHO GO OUT INTO SPACE. THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SHRINKAGE WITH THEIR BONES AS WELL. I WONDER WHAT NASA IS GIVING THEM TO HELP KEEP THEIR BONES HEALTHY ...
Need opinion
- By kps · New reply September 25, 2009
- 2 replies
- Dear Freinds, I wish to have your opinion about "DXL Scan"from company called Demtech, to asses the osteoporosis.Company claims that this machine's result is better then DEXA. Thank you ...
THE DAY AFTER THE WEEKEND RESEARCH
- By DeskJockey101 · New reply September 24, 2009
- 6 replies
- ITS THE DAY AFTER THE WEEKEND RESEARCH AND MY MIND IS SPINNING IN EVERY DIRECTION IMMAGINABLE, YET THANKS TO THIS SITE, THE FOG IS CLEARING AND I AM ABLE TO START TO SEE THINGS A WHOLE LOT CLEARER THEN ...
The Beginnings of a Great Relationship...
- By DeskJockey101 · New reply September 24, 2009
- 1 reply
- This morning I had my first appt with my physical therapist, Kelvyn, who looked at me when I came in, new me right away and said, where have you been the past year? YUP it had been a year since I last ...
Evista for men
- By washawtaw · New reply September 22, 2009
- 15 replies
- I have had only one response to my attempt to find other men who are taking Evista. I do appreciate the one response but would like to hear from all who are taking Evista and or may start taking it. sincerely ...
LINE DANCING - ADDED TO THE BOX !
- By DeskJockey101 · New reply September 21, 2009
- 6 replies
- ONE OF THE EXERCISES THAT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED WAS LINE DANCING, SO TODAY I BOUGHT A VIDEO ON COUNTRY LINE DANCING. I SPENT THE FIRST 10 MINUTES TRYING TO LEARN THE STEPS AND THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF ...
Anybody else feel like screaming from a mountain top?
- By litltopaz · New reply September 21, 2009
- 23 replies
- So I'm new to this whole thing but figured the best way to start might be with my first "about me" text since I'm hoping this will change as time progresses. This is "my shout out" to anyone out there ...
Body pH
- By Gatekeeper · New reply September 21, 2009
- 19 replies
- I found pH strips at the health food store today. I checked in right at 7.0. Unfortunately I can't remember if I'm shooting for acid or alkaline and couldn't find the thread where we were talking about ...
