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WELCOME TO STRONTIUM FOR BONES BLOG

Have you experienced negative, and even dangerous, side effects from Fosamax (alendronate), Boniva (ibandronate), Actonel (risedronate), Reclast (zoledronic acid), Prolia (denosumab), Forteo (teriparatide), Tymlos (abaloparatide), or other drugs prescribed for osteoporosis? If you have, then rest assured there is a safe, effective treatment for this condition. Strontium, primarily in the form of strontium citrate, is taken orally once a day.

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Friday, November 10, 2023

Echolight Scans Are Not Affected by Bone Strontium Content!

We strontium users know that BMD results by DXA scan will be artificially high, especially after years of using strontium salts. Here is good news! Echolight REMS technology is NOT AFFECTED by STRONTIUM. It uses ultrasound instead of ionizing radiation. Echolight is a modern ultrasound device capable of measuring bone at the hip and the spine using Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry (REMS).


BMD measured by ultrasound is not affected by the strontium content of bone. An in vitro study concluded that aBMD measured by DXA was prone to overestimation in the presence of strontium, but acoustic parameters measured by quantitative ultrasound (QUS) are independent of strontium concentration.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29080282/


Another advantage of Echolight scans is that they assess the bone internal micro-architecture.  So, physicians obtain results of bone quantity and quality. 


Yet another advantage of REMS over DXA is that REMS appears to be able to overcome common artifacts such as structural alterations caused by OA (osteoarthritis) at the lumbar spine, which affect the BMD values obtained by DXA

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10217295/#:~:text=Radiofrequency%20Echographic%20Multi%20Spectrometry%20(REMS,technique%20present%20in%20the%20literaturePMC10217295


Echolight has received 510(k) clearance to sell its EchoS Systems in the USA! Companies must submit a Premarket Notification, also called a PMN or 510(k), to the FDA so that it can review the product and clear it. Once the FDA declares that a new medical device is substantially equivalent to a predicate, it is cleared and can be marketed and sold in the USA. 


Echolight has opened a headquarters in NYC. The scans are not available everywhere. You will have to shop around. One early adopter is Dr. Andrew Bush, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon with a practice that performs Echolight scans in Sanford, North Carolina.

https://www.centralcarolinaortho.com/Blog/374362/EXPLORING-ECHOLIGHT-A-NOVEL-WAY-TO-MONITOR-OSTEOPOROSIS


COPA Healthcare LLC, Dania, FL sells the EchoS/Echolight and Marodyne LiV. The website includes a video that shows the EchoS equipment and how the scan is done. The website makes it easy to leave a message in case you have questions.

https://copahealth.us/echolight/



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Wandering Skeleton

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Artist: Joel Hoekstra

Osteoporotic Bone

Osteoporotic Bone
Source: www.mayoclinic.com

How Strontium Builds Bones

Strontium is a mineral that tends to accumulate in bone. Studies have shown that oral doses of strontium are a safe and effective way to prevent and reverse osteoporosis. Doses of 680 mg per day appear to be optimal. See my "For More Information About Strontium" links section.

Osteoporosis is caused by changes in bone production. In healthy young bones there is a constant cycle of new bone growth and bone removal. With age, more bone is removed and less new bone is produced. The bones become less dense and thus more fragile.

Scientists believe that strontium works in two ways. It may stimulate the replication of pre-osteoblasts, leading to an increase in osteoblasts (cells that build bone). Strontium also directly inhibits the activity of osteoclasts (cells that break down bone). The result is stronger bones.

When taking strontium, be sure to take 1200 mg calcium, 1000 IU vitamin D3, and 500 mg magnesium daily. It is best to take strontium late at night on an empty stomach. Calcium and strontium may compete with each other for absorption if taken together.