Mayo Clinic info - Osteoporosis Message Board

stephi · 11-11-2004, 04:41 PM

found this in a book by the Mayo clinic on osteoporsis it states:
"A bone density test does not measure bone quality. Bone quality is how connected and intact the structure of your bone is, not just the amount of material. Bone quality is another factor in how strong your bones are and how resistant they are to breaking. That means your bone may have low density but at he same time be of a high quality that resists breaking" p.82

I don't know about you but it makes me feel a little better

eve_hmmkr · 11-11-2004, 05:06 PM

Hi Stephi. That's exactly how I felt when I read G. Sanson's "The Myth of Osteoporosis". In it, it is revealed that "most fractures occur due to complicating factors other than low bone density, and most women who have spinal fractures have no symptoms." ...plus, "bone mineral density (BMD) testing measures only bone mass, not the factors that contribute to bone fragility, such as bone size, shape, and internal support (trabecular cross-bracing)"... "Most doctors are not aware that evidence linking low BMD to fracture is minimal"... etc. etc.
(Sanson's website is [url]http://www.gilliansanson.com/[/url])

sanrun · 11-12-2004, 05:57 PM

Hey, that's interesting about the dex scan. I'm a runner and have been athletic my whole life. I never smoked or drank. My diet could be better, I eat too much junk! LOL.. and I drink pop! Anyway, I have never broken a bone in my body, not even a stress fracture. I have ran 14 marathons over the past 20 years. I had a dex scan done, because my calcuim levels were low normal. The scan indicated that I was in the osetopina range in my spine and in my hip. I was wondering just how big of an indicater the dex scan is. No one in my family has osteo. And I find it hard to believe that I have weak bones. No stress fractures, after years and years of running on hard pavement? I think my bones are not dense, but they are strong. However, I was scared by the dex scan, so I started taking Fosamax. I haven't had any side effects and I have been taking it for about a year. My latest dex scan looked better, I gained some density in my spine and in my hips. Just not sure if I really need to take Fosamax. I'm only 42, so I'm still pretty young. I worry about the long term side effects of taking Fosamax.

sanrun

peregrine · 11-15-2004, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by sanrun

Hey, that's interesting about the dex scan. I'm a runner and have been athletic my whole life. I never smoked or drank. My diet could be better, I eat too much junk! LOL.. and I drink pop! Anyway, I have never broken a bone in my body, not even a stress fracture. I have ran 14 marathons over the past 20 years. I had a dex scan done, because my calcuim levels were low normal. The scan indicated that I was in the osetopina range in my spine and in my hip. I was wondering just how big of an indicater the dex scan is. No one in my family has osteo. And I find it hard to believe that I have weak bones. No stress fractures, after years and years of running on hard pavement? I think my bones are not dense, but they are strong. However, I was scared by the dex scan, so I started taking Fosamax. I haven't had any side effects and I have been taking it for about a year. My latest dex scan looked better, I gained some density in my spine and in my hips. Just not sure if I really need to take Fosamax. I'm only 42, so I'm still pretty young. I worry about the long term side effects of taking Fosamax.

sanrun

Do some reserach on Fosamax. Aside from the side-effects, many of which are not listed on the insert, it makes bones brittle, not spongy and bone-like, and brittle bone material is also subject to breakage.