Osteoporosis: Fine China is Fragile… Your Bones Shouldn’t Be
What am I talking about? The loss of bone density, more commonly known as Osteoporosis. Why should I care about Osteoporosis? Loss of bone density can turn a simple slip on the ice into multiple bone fractures, leading to a prolonged hospital stay and months of painful, expensive rehab.
What’s really frightening is that you may have Osteopenia or Osteoporosis and not even know it. Luckily the onset of Osteoporosis can be minimized and even prevented through programs already in place, only at Main Line Health & Fitness.
To see where you stand against Osteoporosis, stop by the third floor desk to set up a quick 10-minute consultation with Roger Schwab.
Scoliosis Breakthrough
Main Line Medical Exercise/Main Line Health & Fitness (MLME/MLHF) are on the cutting edge of a major medical breakthrough! A study conducted by Vert Mooney, M.D., renowned orthopedic surgeon and spine specialist, indicates that torso rotation with pelvic restraint can isolate and strengthen the torso muscles of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis resulting in improvement in their condition. All previous exercise-related studies for this disease (affecting mostly female adolescents, 8-1 female/male ratio) have proved negligible.
Not Now! Dr. Mooney’s study has shown reversal of thoracic curves on x-ray of up to 20-25% utilizing the Med-X Torso Rotation medical machine. This large decrease in curvature through exercise is groundbreaking – a medical “breakthrough.” Previous aggressive protocols for treatment were mostly limited to “bracing” and/or surgery.
Subsequently, at MLME/MLHF, we have had the opportunity within the past several months to treat adolescent females. X-rays indicate that we are reducing curvatures up to 50%! And, we are just getting started!!
Most exciting is that MLME/MLHF has developed a specific protocol utilizing both the Med-X Torso Rotation and Lumbar Extension machines as well as several complimentary Med-X and Nautilus exercise machines. This will be the most comprehensive exercise-based protocol for treating idiopathic scoliosis.
Successfully treating and reducing curvatures of adolescent scoliosis is here at Main Line Medical Exercise and Main Line Health & Fitness…the future is now!