[Christine MH-UK]

I was diagnosed with a slight treatment-related osteopenia last autumn as a result of chemopause. My doctor said that walking would be good and I have tried to do my best. The problem is that the only trial results I have been able to find where walking helped osteoporosis was one in Japan where the women took five separate hour-long walks a week. Try as I might, I just haven't been able to do this, especially during the winter. Recently I ran across some evidence that vibration machines like Power plate have worked in post-menopausal women to help with bone strength and required much shorter times to have an effect. I was wondering if anyone had ever tried this and whether there might be any lymphoedema risk from vibrations from leg exercises going up to the arm. Of course I would do any exercises that deliberately vibrated my upper arm, but I need to do something to protect the bones in my spine and, to a lesser extent, my hip.

Best wishes,

Christine