BCT results
I had a low dose CT scan of my lungs in mid-March and had my PCP send those results to VirtuOst for BCT analysis.
Background: I began jump training in February after my latest DEXA showed slight improvement in my lumbar spine (from osteoporosis to osteopenia) and slight worsening osteoporosis in femoral neck in both hips. The radiologist called both the gains and loss clinically insignificant. In addition to beginning jump training, I also started taking K2 in February. This is to say that I had been doing regular strength training, increased calcium intake -- but was not doing all of the things I am now doing -- when I had the CT scan in March.
The findings of the BCT, which analyzed a different area of my spine than the DEXA looks at, was that my density was "normal," but my bone strength low. In the report, it is noted that "low bone strength" can be caused for a variety of reasons including "small bones." I know a lot of us wonder about this. I am 5'5" tall and weigh 126 lbs, but I have very small wrists. I can easily put my thumb and index finger around the circumference of my wrists and always have use the last or second to last hole on my watch bands/bracelets. I don't know if "small bones" are the reason my bone is rated low strength, but I imagine that could be the case.
I am hoping that the jumping, addition of K2 and increasing load during strength training will move things in a positive direction when I have my next DEXA in 2027. I am meeting with a NIH sponsored endocrinologist in October. His areas of research are osteoporosis and the use of HRT. I am really interested in what he will say and will share here after I meet with him. My lowest score is -2.7 in one hip. I am 59 year-old female.
