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From: mef@wucs.UUCP (Mark Frisse)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Osteoporosis
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Date: Thu, 14-Mar-85 17:17:48 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 14 17:17:48 1985
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>   Did anyone happen to see the new science show called Discover on
>   PBS. I saw is on channel 13 in NY. It's on at 9 PM Wednesday.
>   Some doctors started using this test on people but 
>   for a different reason. They wanted to see if exercise increased 
>   bone mass. If this is so, then osteoporosis could be prevented 
>   with exercise. The most startling test results came from 
>   pitcher Don Sutton. Here is a man who uses only one arm. Would 
>   his non-pitching arm show less bone mass? The doctor said that 
>   the reading for his arms was 3.2.  I don't remember the units 
>   used. Don Sutton's pitching arm had a reading of 4.2 while his 
>   non-pitching arm had a reading of 2.7! What a difference!

Paraplegics also experience loss of bone mass in their imobilized
limbs.

mark frise