I got my bone density results from Rogers today. They gave me two sets- one as my ethinicity being "pediatric" (?) and one as being "white"
Pediatric:
Hip: -1.2 --> osteopenic
Lumbar spine: -1.4 --> osteopenic
(L1: -1.0
L2: -1.7
L3: -0.5
L4: -1.9)
White:
Hip: -0.6 --> normal
Lumbar spine: -1.5 --> osteopenic
(L1: -0.9
L2: -1.7
L3: -0.8
L4: -2.3 (oh shit!))
-2.5 to -1.0 is considered osteopenia.
I don't why they ran the numbers two different ways. And I don't know why they only did those two areas... when Ive never had a problem with either of them. I want to know how my FEMURS are so that I can know when my FEMURS are strong enough to run. I dont' care about my back or my left hip.
I only care about L4 because according to the "white" report I'm only 0.2 away from osteoporosis.
Basically, I don't understand any of this.
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Perhaps they scan those areas because they are the first to show deterioration normally? I am only guessing here. I'm sorry to hear that you can't run. I hope that you heal up soon and are able to return to the gym. Take care. Side note the work verification to leave a comment is pornhot. You'd think they'd have a script to avoid words like that.
They always do those two areas. The hip is the area that shows deterioration first. The spine is, obviously, very important to your well being. They can tell how the rest of your body is by these results.
and i just saw MalMusing's comment on "pornhot". Thank god something made me laugh tonight.
why are the numbers different though? and how will i know when my femurs are okay? what if they recover before my hip does?
and if you go by the "white" report, my hip is fine. and yet i have stress fractures, so how good of an indication is that?
Andi, no offense, but do you see how resistant to this you're being? Why are you looking for loopholes?
If your femur heals before your hips does, then you still don't want to run because your hip is weaker than your femur.
They ran you in two groups because of your age. And someone with a osteopenia number in a pediatric range is significantly serious because of that "pediatric" rating. No one in that age range should have osteopenia numbers unless there is significant illness causing it.
I have no intentions of being resistant. I'm not looking for loopholes. I won't run until my bones are stronger. End of story.
I'm just trying to understand the report and the logic behind it. No one has ever explained this to me before. I only knew the number ranges because I looked it up in one of my lab manuals.
So ok, I won't run if my hip is weak, but why in the one report it says it isn't weak? That's what I didn't understand.
I was only confused.
The reports are different because bone density is different as you age and depending on your race.
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