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BONES BONES BONES – True To My Body — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:58:29 +0000

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By: Richard Martin

Richard Martin — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:11:26 +0000

In reply to Kim.

Hi Kim. Here is Margaret’s position on the rebounder. Devotees of the rebounder might not like her position on the rebounder vis-a-vis bone health … but we have to follow the science and there is none supporting it’s efficacy improving bone health. http://melioguide.com/osteoporosis-exercise-equipment/rebounder-review-build-bone/

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:28:46 +0000

Hi Margaret,
I am a 64 year old woman just diagnosed with osteoporosis. I enjoy a variety of exercise and wonder if I should continue to use my rebounder.

By: Ghaleb Abu arga

Ghaleb Abu arga — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 11:52:04 +0000

Supine Open book drill , to improve thoracic Spine mobility is it good for a 59-year-old woman suffers from osteoporosis of the vertebrae (l1 l4) of score – 3.9??

By: Bev

Bev — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 01:06:02 +0000

Margaret I just bought your book. I have just a week ago been diagnosed with osteoporosis in the right femur. Do you know if you can use a tennis ball on tight muscles with osteoporosis? Thank you

By: Richard Martin

Richard Martin — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:01:46 +0000

In reply to Donna. Hi Donna. Margaret recommends you consult with a skilled and experienced physiotherapist.

By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 21:02:42 +0000

Hi Margaret.
I’m 39 years old and just found out I have osteoporosis. I also have scoliosis with 2 spinal fusion surgeries. Any tips?

By: Richard Martin

Richard Martin — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:09:56 +0000

In reply to Chicken Little. You are welcome.

By: Chicken Little

Chicken Little — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 18:30:00 +0000

“Too soon old; too late smart,” as the Yiddish saying goes. At 71, and osteopenic for years, I have been so happy to find this informative site. I’m now taking the free exercise course, and will definitely order the book.

But, OMG, now I see I have been (enthusiastically) doing all these bending and twisting “exercises to avoid” for the past 2 years while my lumbar spine has continued to decline (to -2.2 at the most recent DEXA). I was so elated to see that my hip BMD had reversed (presumably from all the 20,000 steps/day dancing I have been doing), I failed to notice the fine print that said “progressive multilevel degeneration is now necessitating exclusion of L3 and L4.” So it appears my spine is the weakest link, and if I haven’t done myself any damage (and I don’t have any back pain so far), I must be living under a lucky star.

By luck I have done a few things right (topical HRT, attention to posture and stretching feet and calves, correcting low Vitamin D), but there are so many other things I can see will need to change, from my choice of resistance exercises to how I take a turkey out of the oven. Thank you for assembling such a comprehensive collection of scientific and practical information about bone health. Applying this advice will keep me busy into next year.