New Research Confirms bioDensity™ as a Safe Alternative to High Impact Activity in Rebuilding Bone Density

MÁLAGA, Spain–(BUSINESS WIRE)–At the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases,Performance Health Systems presented new research on April 17, 2016, revealing that using the bioDensity™ system is a safe alternative to high impact activity in rebuilding bone density in elderly osteoporosis patients. The treatment ultimately can help in the prevention of bone fractures.

The study was presented by John Jaquish, PhD, chief science and technology officer for Performance Health Systems and inventor of the bioDensity osteogenic loading system, and Lynn Freeman, PhD, senior scientist for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ PATH Clinical Research Institute.

In the study, 100 individuals, average age of 74, experienced the high impact weight “loading” therapy that only bioDensity offers. The analysis showed:

• An ability to exceed loading levels of eight multiples of body weight on average (the minimum level of relevance for bone growth is 4.2 multiples of body weight)
• A 14 percent average increase in bone density in both the hip and spine, which can result in fewer bone fractures that may occur due to accidental falls

The trial group from the study was able to endure slightly greater force loads through their musculoskeletal systems than the postmenopausal population studied in the recent Journal of Osteoporosis and Physical Activity (JOPA) study published in late 2015.

“The results of this study indicate that bioDensity’s force loading therapy is an effective way to simulate high impact activity without risk of injury, helping to regenerate lost bone and prevent bone fractures in osteoporosis patients,” says Jaquish.

The study adds to the existing research showing bioDensity as an effective, safe and comfortable non-drug treatment to rebuild bone density in osteoporosis patients.

Performance Health Systems specializes in delivering advanced technology solutions through its health and wellness equipment. For more information and research on bioDensity, including a list of wellness centers, medical groups and doctors’ offices around the world offering the bioDensity system, visit biodensity.com.

For all press/media inquiries, please contact Alafair Hall at Stanton & Company at alafair@stanton-company.com.

About Performance Health Systems

Performance Health Systems LLC specializes in delivering advanced technology solutions through its health and wellness equipment. In addition to bioDensity, the company is the manufacturer and global distributor of Power Plate®, the world’s leading brand of whole- body vibration exercise equipment, for both home and professional use.