The ability to bear weight on one's joints and bones is good. Even for Quads. Standing tables are good for achieving this under supervision of a Physical Therapist. There are also several bed exercise therapies that can place pressure vital joints and bones to reduce the progression of Osteoporosis. Best Wishes In a message dated 9/30/2009 2:25:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
I have a friend who is 35 years post injury and is a quad. He does not have advanced osteoporosis. He is an incomplete injury, and capable of weight bearing, but still classified as a quad. Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: _John S._ (mailto:[email protected]) To: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 12:16 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Anyone who has been a quad for 34 years has advanced osteoporosis. If you can find a way to get calcium to bond to the bone in a more normal hard way, well, I want to hear about it. As a quad your glands no longer produce the hormones your body needs to repair or to replace bone in any fashion that doesn't have harmfull side effects. Kidney, bladder, bone spurs and deformities are the usual result of most treatments based on increased calcium. You need to be very careful doing transfers. I don't know if reclast works. If it does work I wish my doctor would let me in on it. I already have kidney problems so I'm not a candidate. My hypothesis is to isolate the combination of hormones needed to cause hardening bones then synthesize them. Stem cells are suppose to be showing promise. I think this is a problem they will solve soon I am not real impressed with reclast. I'd sure want to talk to another quad that has used it successfully. Best Wishes, john ____________________________________ From: shirley bell <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:35:21 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Hello, I am new to this and would like to know if anyone gets this email. I am a women, c5-6 injured 34 yrs. I am 50 now, not in menopause yet. I just found out I have a bad case of osteoporosis " neg. 3.8" in my hips. I have an appointment with an endocrinologist on the 13th but my gynecologist thinks reclast injections is what the endro. Dr will do for it. Anybody out there have any feedback? I am worried about transfers etc. now. Thanks Best, Shirley Bell www.ShirleyBellDesigns.com Best, Shirley Bell _www.ShirleyBellDesigns.com_ (http://www.shirleybelldesigns.com/)
