Why Bone Health Is About More Than Preventing Fractures

Research reveals older adults define health less by the absence of disease and more by preserving their independence, energy, and ability to continue doing the things they love. While a healthcare professional might evaluate an older person's health according to lab results and disease risk, older adults themselves may place more value on questions such as, "Can I still do what I want to do? Can I take care of myself? Can I still go out with friends and family?" While it might not spring to mind right away, skeletal health provides the foundation that makes many of those things possible.

Why Is Bone Health So Important?

Your skeleton supports movement, anchors muscles, protects vital organs, stores minerals such as calcium and phosphorus, and provides the structural framework that helps you remain active. Therefore, bone health is about more than preventing fractures; strong bones help support mobility and the physical capabilities that contribute to a good quality of life as you age.

Bone health and bone density go hand in hand. Bone mineral density measures the amount of mineral contained within a defined area or volume of bone and is an important indicator used to diagnose osteoporosis and assess fracture risk. But bone density alone doesn't determine bone strength. What's particularly interesting is that bone is living tissue that is continually being broken down and rebuilt through a process called bone remodeling. Mechanical loading provides the signals that influence this process, helping bones adapt to the demands placed on them so you stay strong.

Bones and Muscles Work as a System

Your muscles and bones are part of an interconnected system that enables movement. When muscles contract, they pull on bones to create movement while also generating some of the mechanical forces that bone tissue responds to. In turn, a healthy skeleton provides the structural support your muscles need to keep you moving.

This relationship becomes increasingly important as you age. Beginning in midlife, age-related changes can contribute to a decline in muscle mass and bone loss, potentially affecting strength, mobility, and your ability to remain physically active.

How Can You Improve Bone Health?

If you're wondering about how to improve bone health, start with the fundamentals. Weight-bearing activities such as walking, climbing stairs, and resistance training provide the mechanical loading needed to build bone tissue over time. Adequate calcium, vitamin D, protein, and other nutrients give your body what it needs to maintain healthy bones. Avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol consumption and discussing bone density screening with your healthcare provider as you age are also important parts of a comprehensive approach to improving bone health.

But if daily activity is difficult because of age, mobility limitations, joint discomfort, or other factors, advances in health technology have led to a device the size of a scale that can stimulate your bones simply by standing on it.

Juvent's Micro-Impact Platform® was developed around the principle that low-magnitude mechanical stimulation can deliver signals similar to those muscles transmit to bones during everyday movement. While you stand on the platform, it delivers gentle, low-magnitude mechanical stimulation up through your body. Using patented technology, the system adjusts its signal to the user's resonant frequency, delivering precise micro-impacts. This technology can complement an overall strategy for supporting bone health and active living.

Building the Foundation for Aging Powerfully

Being proactive about your bones can help prevent fractures, but there’s more to your overall health than avoiding injury. Giving your bones what they need for optimal musculoskeletal health means you can retain your independence and live the life you want to lead.

Find out how just 20 minutes per day on the Juvent Micro-Impact Platform gently stimulates your bones, enhances blood and lymph circulation, improves balance and stability, and relieves joint discomfort without placing stress on your muscles or joints.

Visit our FAQs page to learn more about the Juvent Micro-Impact Platform, or contact us directly with any questions you may have.

FDA Disclosure

In the US, the Juvent device is considered investigational for the treatment of osteoporosis or improvement/maintenance of bone mineral density, and our claims have not been reviewed or cleared by the FDA to treat any disease or condition. The JUVENT® Micro-Impact Platform® is registered as a Class I medical device for exercise and rehabilitation.