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Impacting Bones and Impacting Lives by Dianne Burch/dianneburch.com | Photos: Mandi Cook
Seated: Donna Livingston, client. Standing: Ashlee Dew, OsteoStrong Center manager.
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t is hard to imagine that doing something for less than 10 minutes, one time per week could make any significant difference with anything, especially quality of life. However, clients of OsteoStrong in Huntsville are anxious to share their stories. They are firm believers in the results they have experienced first-hand. Donna Livingston is convinced enough to drive three hours each way once a week for a ten-minute session. Yes, three hours!
Eight years ago, at age 52, she was diagnosed with osteoporosis and was told she had ‘severe risk for fractures.’ It changed her life dramatically; and after maintaining a strict protocol of medications, proper exercise, and a high quality diet, her case continued to decline rather than improve. Due to extreme side effects from medication and lack of progress, she decided to look for alternative therapies. She first learned about OsteoStrong through people in online support groups and decided to check it out. Donna began as a skeptic, unable to take the two flights of stairs on her first visit. She conquered them easily by her third session. Others have their own impressive stories to share and not just for osteoporosis; for pain relief, better balance, even healthy, young athletes report improved strength training. Owner Josh Fandrich says, “Anyone suffering from degenerative disc, joint pain, classifications of fibromyalgia, type 2 diabetes, kyphosis, even MS, or loss of functional strength and balance due to neurological muscular diseases should consider OsteoStrong as an alternative to their health care needs.” The brochure states it best. “OsteoStrong is a true paradigm shift in the way people can achieve stronger bones, increase strength and improve balance at just about any age. It is not a gym, diet, pharmaceutical or health supplement. The program uses a very specialized, technician-monitored system designed to trigger an individual’s own natural adaptive responses to grow new, healthy tissue without soreness and without the sweat associated with working out in a gym.” Center Manager, Ashlee Dew began her experience with OsteoStrong as a client. She has a background in Sports Medicine and first came to OsteoStrong for pain relief from a chronic back issue. Ashlee was so impressed with the system, her results, and the results of others, she invested in the company and became co-owner of the Huntsville office. This location opened four years ago and was the first in Alabama. A second has since opened in Fairhope, and there are plans for a Madison location in the near future. When asked, “Who is this for?” Ashlee answers with a very sincere smile and says genuinely: “Anyone who wants to improve the quality of their life! That’s what we do here and that’s why I love it!” n
OsteoStrong 1015 Airport Rd., Suite 201 • Huntsville, AL 35802 (256) 489-0084 • www.OsteoStrong.me www.35801magazine.com
35801MAGAZINE.COM • June/July 2016
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