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Cqwatts t1_iutuvdd wrote

Depends, in my state (GA) people can come to my local university and pay for a dual emission X-ray absorptiometry or DEXA scan that provides bone mineral density as well as body fat. Some people get them because of a referral from a doctor. I assume with the various state laws you may be unable to get them in some states without a doctor’s Referral.

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Fictionarious t1_iuttpgr wrote

When the skeleton war begins and the strong-boned among us are revived to do glorious battle, your basic brittle bones will be passed over to -

Oh wait, this isn't r/Neverbrokeabone. Uh . . . good work I guess. I'll try to put in a good word for you; the bonelords may show mercy to one that used their meat-suit to promote bone health.

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FunkrusherPlus t1_iutr144 wrote

You may be 32 yrs old with bones of an 80 yr old, but you’ve made more of a direct and significant contribution to society than most of us reading your post, myself included.

May good karma find its way to you in abundance 👍🏼

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Traevia t1_iutp2uq wrote

Congrats! This looks awesome. I literally have the exact opposite problem personally. My bone density was tested to be rediculously high to the point that I have ligament and tendon damage instead of bone damage.

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MikeSchurman t1_iutkeqc wrote

I threw in Harry Potter for fun, and your site was much faster and somehow more accurate than justwatch.com/ca. Your site said I could watch it at crave, which I can, but justwatch said it's not streaming anywhere. Weird, but kudos. I don't understand all the flack as your site brings value, to some at least.

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gbraide t1_iutfqst wrote

Thank you! Last year during a half marathon I broke my hip. After many dead end conversations with doctors I eventually got myself a bone density scan where I was diagnosed with osteopenia. I am 43 and felt so old and lost. I have struggled to get back to some normality and find that my condition is rare in males by age and work like this gives me some confidence that I am not just an oddity. Thank you again, so much

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Cleistheknees t1_iut4574 wrote

Not a well-studied question. Resistance training seems to reliably increase some factors within BMD (mainly sclerostin and osteocalcin) but the increases are generally clinically insignificant, ie they aren’t big enough to even budge the osteoporotic fracture risk calculation.

This highlights why resistance training and adequate bioavailable bone minerals are so critically important during development. For the most part, once you’re 30 maintenance is really the name of the game.

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SomeFosterKid t1_iut2tjv wrote

That’s really cool, great job setting this up I’m sure those affected will get some benefit! With early osteoporosis like in your situation is the condition helped at all by weight lifting or is that not really known yet?

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