Good vibrations may make for good bones

February 19, 2003

http://www.newsday.com/news/health/sns-health-osteoporosis.story

By Robert Cooke

Staff Writer

August 9, 2001

Giving some sheep the shakes is producing new evidence that people's

bones may be strengthened by short, daily doses of vibrational energy,

scientists report in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature.

After a year of mild, daily shaking episodes, they said, the hind leg

bones in the animals showed almost 35 percent better bone density,

compared with untreated sheep. Nine ewes got daily 20-minute doses of

mild vibrations; their hind quarters were placed in a little chute, and

a vibrator plate on the floor provided a barely discernible stimulus.

Researchers concluded, according to the report, that some form of

regular vibrations " might help to strengthen the bones in osteoporosis

sufferers, without the side-effects " that come from drug treatments.

Experiments with human volunteers are underway.

" We're looking for a nonpharmacological intervention for osteoporosis,

and we know that bone is very sensitive to mechanical stimuli, " said

Clinton Rubin, a bio-engineer at the State University of New York at

Stony Brook. " But what is it about mechanical stimulation that bone is

sensitive to? "

Rubin said the resulting 35 percent increase in mineral density shows

that it doesn't take much, in terms of strain, to stimulate bone growth.

" I think this is the most exciting thing to come around in a long time, "

said Dr. Cliff Rosen, president-elect of the American Society of Bone

and Mineral Research. " It is non-invasive. It stimulates new bone

formation. And it can prevent bone loss from things like immobilization,

space flight " and, he joked, " couch-potatoism. "

Rubin noted that the problems caused by bone-thinning are enormous, and

enormously expensive: " It's a $15-billion-per-year problem which affects

20 million people in the United States. "

He said he envisions patients standing on a vibrating plate each morning

while brushing their teeth.

The scientists took this mechanical approach because it has long been

known that regularly stressing an animal's bones causes them to grow

stronger and thicker. An example of bone stimulation is seen among

professional tennis players; their " playing arm " generally has 35

percent more bone, in terms of bone density, than the other arm.

2003, Newsday, Inc.

April 7, 2003

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Jim Payne

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d.linen

Wednesday, February 19, 2003 8:18 AM

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April 7, 2003

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Monday, April 07, 2003 12:54 AM

Re: Re: Good vibrations may make for good bones

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Jim Payne

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Jerry Mittelman, DDS, FAPM

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d.linen

Wednesday, February 19, 2003 8:18 AM

Re: Re: Good vibrations may make for good bones

I wer a magnetic knee wrap on my left knee whic that leg is amputatedbelow the knee. It has stopped the phantom pains and phantom itching.It can drive you out of your mind when something itches and you don'thave that body part to scratch. The pains can be bad enough. But both atonce willkeep you awake all night. While I was recovering an uncle loaned me hismagnetic pad and I healed up faster than the docs were used to seeing adiabeticdo it. They even admitted it works but they did not know how.Jim PWhere did you get a magnetic knee wrap, Jim?DL§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§§ - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH CONSPIRACIES! §Subscribe:......... - To Post:........... To :.... - Any information here in is for educational purpose only, it may be news related, purely speculation or someone's opinion. Always consult with a qualified health practitioner before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses.**COPYRIGHT NOTICE**In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107,any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml §*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§*§