Re: Fw: [] Good vibrations may make for good bones

[Guest guest]

Will we get the same effect if we sit and diddle our feet on the legs of our

computer chairs? ;-)

Enjoy! ;-)

Judith Alta

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Hi Jen. Thought this might be of interest to you.

Blessings

Donna

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From: Draper

Beck blood electrification

Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 11:47 AM

Subject: [] Good vibrations may make for good

bones

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

Good vibrations may make for good bones

By 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.

Copyright © 2003, Newsday, Inc.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I wonder if one of those foot vibrator things set under the computer

table, while a person is typing away, would work to thicken bones. I

don't see why not! They vibrate like mad.

I have heard of jumping on one of those mini trampolines for the

same bone thickening effect. In fact the article I read said even

sitting in front of it and tapping your feeet on it would thicken

bones. Of course, jumping up and down on one would give a better over

all work out, if that is the goal.

Interesting article. Thanks for sending it.

Sheila

> Hi Jen. Thought this might be of interest to you.

>

> Blessings

> Donna

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Draper

> Beck blood electrification

> Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 11:47 AM

> Subject: [] Good vibrations may make for

good bones

>

>

>

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

>

> Good vibrations may make for good bones

>

> By 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.

>

> Copyright © 2003, Newsday, Inc.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Only if you are a really fast diddler. Chuckle.

Donna

----- Original Message -----

From: Judith Alta Kidder

Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 12:05 PM

Subject: RE: Fw: [] Good

vibrations may make for good bones

Will we get the same effect if we sit and diddle our feet on the legs of our

computer chairs? ;-)

Enjoy! ;-)

Judith Alta