OsteoStrong Fights Agaisnt Osteoporosis
Our skeleton is essential to our health and longevity, offering structural support, protecting organs and allowing movement, whilst also storing minerals and producing blood cells. Strong bones are crucial for preventing osteoporosis and fractures, thus maintaining independence and improving lifespan and health.
The OsteoStrong osteogenic loading technique, scientifically proven to improve bone density and reduce the risk of fracture, especially in older individuals with osteopenia and osteoporosis, has demonstrated its effectiveness in improving bone and muscle strength and reducing the risk of fall and fracture.
Osteogenic loading: The Natural, Non-drug
Response to Skeletal Health
Osteoporosis is a chronic disease of bone metabolism, in which there is a gradual decline in bone density and quality. Bones are living tissues and are in a continuous process of remodelling through the simultaneous action of osteoblasts and osteoclasts, which are cells that contribute to bone remodelling and bone degradation respectively. When these cells work in balance, called homeostasis, our bone tissue remains stable.
When, due to age or factors we will mention later, the action of osteoclasts becomes faster than that of osteoblasts. Then, this balance is disturbed and we start to experience bone loss, which can lead first to osteopenia and then to osteoporosis. This results in bones becoming weaker with many consequences for our overall health, including an increased risk of fracture after a fall.
What Is Osteoporosis?
Looking at a healthy bone under the microscope we will see that, in general, it looks like a honeycomb. In patients with osteoporosis, the holes and voids in the honeycomb appear larger than in a healthy bone.
Osteoporosis, also called the “silent disease”, affects both sexes, but not to the same extent. Women, mainly due to more frequent hormonal imbalances, are said to be more susceptible to its consequences. Worldwide, 1 in 3 women & 1 in 5 men are at risk of osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime. Today, in Europe, around 28 million people have low bone mass and are therefore at increased risk of osteoporosis (iofbonehealth.org).
According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, some of the factors associated with the development of osteoporosis include: When this delicate balance of bone remodeling is disturbed, it can have a huge impact on bone health and increase the risk of developing osteoporosis.
What are the Risk Factors?
- Close family member diagnosed
- Frequent falls
- A previous fracture
- Prolonged bed rest
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Diet low in vitamin D
- High alcohol consumption and smoking
- Medications such as corticosteroids
- Family history of fractures and falls
- Low body weight
- Height loss
- Interruption of menstrual period for more than 12 months
- Age over 60 years
- Chronic diseases such as anorexia, Chron's disease, liver disease, hyperthyroidism, post-transplant, kidney failure, Cushing's syndrome, arthritis.
Osteogenic Loading
In 1892 the German anatomist and surgeon Julius Wolff theorized that “The bone in a healthy human or animal adapts to the loads it carries”. (Wolff’s Law, source: wikipedia)
Simply put, if a load is progressively applied along the bone, over time, as an adaptive response, the bone will reorganize itself to become stronger and able to cope with that load. In even simpler terms, to make our bones stronger we need to apply certain loads to them in a safe manner. The latter in turn “trigger” in the brain, via the central nervous system, the process of gradually strengthening our bones.
Wolff’s Law is one of the fundamental principles of human physiology and the basis of osteogenic loading, which is the process by which the application of a load to our bones leads to the generation of new bone tissue.
It is on this process that OsteoStrong’s SPECTRUM system, which consists of 4 robotic musculoskeletal strengthening machines, is based. What it achieves, through a simulation process, is the voluntary application, in a natural, painless and completely safe way, of the minimum necessary loads on our body in order to activate the process of new bone formation.
Osteostrong Sessions
There are already 4 studies on the SPECTRUM system of OsteoStrong (and 3 more currently in full development in Australia, Sweden and Greece), proving that the principle of osteogenic loading on which it is based is one of the most fundamental in human physiology. The findings of Hunte and his colleagues during their research on the participating women were truly impressive. The latter, by strictly following the strict protocol required (10-minute sessions, once a week, achieving loads of at least 4.2 PSB), achieved average increases in bone density of 13.6% in the hip area. In addition, the bone created is of a qualitatively superior composition to that created by taking
These improvements translate into better athletic performance, with faster sprints, longer jumps and more powerful throws.
OsteoStrong® sessions complement traditional training methods, providing a unique stimulus that promotes growth and adaptation in ways that conventional training cannot match. OsteoStrong® sessions complement, rather than replace, existing aerobic or strength fitness training programs and do not cause exhaustion, complementing existing training programs.
Tony Robbins said in 2019 that “in the future there will be two classes of athletes. Those who use OsteoStrong® in their training and those who lose!”
In conclusion, the intense forces applied during OsteoStrong® sessions stimulate a cascade of positive adaptations in the body, culminating in stronger bones and muscles, along with improved neurological functioning. For athletes, these improvements can lead to marked improvements in performance, giving them a significant advantage in competition.
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Frequently asked questions
After the age of about 30 years old, the average person naturally begins to lose bone density when bones lose the ability to rebuild at the same rate it breaks down. Women, in particular, face a higher risk of losing bone density as they age and enter menopause when hormone changes accelerate the loss of bone density.
Yes. Men are absolutely at risk of being diagnosed with osteoporosis. It is vitally important for them to communicate with their doctors about their skeletal health. While it is true, men don’t experience hormone-related bone mass at the same rate as women experiencing menopause; bone loss accelerates as men age.
By around the age of 60, men begin to lose bone mass at the same rate as women. Once over 60, both men and women also experience a decrease in their ability to absorb calcium, an essential nutrient for bone health.
According to the National Institutes for Health, there are several risk factors for men, including:
- Chronic diseases that affect the kidneys, lungs, stomach, and intestines or alter hormone levels
- Use of certain medications, such as glucocorticoids
- Low levels of the sex hormone testosterone
- Unhealthy lifestyle habits can accelerate the loss of bone density: smoking, excessive alcohol use, low calcium intake, and inadequate physical exercise
- Age. Your risk increases with advancing age
- Race. White men appear to be at particularly high risk, but all men can develop this disease
The most common test used to measure bone mass density, according to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, is a DXA scan or dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. The test is painless and much like an x-ray, but without the same level of exposure to radiation. It can measure small incremental changes in bone density throughout your body but is most often used to measure BMD in the hip and spine.