The device is the first of its kind to provide a medication-free treatment option for post-menopausal women that have weakened bones. The belt should be worn for 30 minutes every day or at least five ...

What it was: The vibrating exercise belt. If there's anything that sums up our condescension for fitness fads of the past, it's these contraptions. Go to YouTube and search for "Mueller Exerciser Belt ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA cleared a vibration belt to treat postmenopausal women with osteopenia. The device slowed the loss of ...

A low-intensity vibrating belt approved by the Food and Drug Administration mimics some effects of exercise to help maintain bone density. (Maria Fabrizio for NPR) Andrea Bloom, 59, of Pleasanton, ...

For some, Osteoboost might initially evoke TV informercials for gadgets that promise to shock people's abdominal muscles into six-pack formation while they sit, or mid-20th century contraptions that ...

Andrea Bloom, 59, of Pleasanton, Calif., learned she had osteopenia, or low bone density, after a bone density scan. "When I saw my results, it was pretty shocking because I was one-tenth of a point ...

More than 40 million adults in the U.S. ages 50 and older have osteopenia, or low bone density. An FDA-approved wearable vibration device is... Can a vibrating belt help protect bones and muscle ...

Share this page on Twitter Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Email Share this page on Print Andrea Bloom, 59, of Pleasanton, Calif., learned she had osteopenia, or low bone density, after ...