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I like doctor mario but tetris does have a learning curve if you think about it because it helps with puzzle/problem solving skills, but im not saying that your childs gonna be the next super genius because they played tetris at the age of 5....
You stand on it twice a day for 10 minutes. It gently vibrates and also helps with improving balance. The Marodyne is made in Germany and costs about $3,000. It has not been FDA approved but there are studies in progress.
FYI: Dr. Belinda Beck will touch on the results of the VIBMOR trial in her interview with Margie Bissinger on day 6 (1/20/2024) of the "More Natural Approaches to Osteoporosis & Bone Health" 7-day summit ( ). Dr. Beck, Clint Rubin, et al conducted the recent randomized clinical trial to look at the effect of vibration on postmenopausal bone. The study compared groups using Marodyne vibration plate, high intensity resistance/impact exercise, and a combo of the two.
@tetris Hi! I just watched the video today, worth a watch. My understanding, the results on the LIV, in a study done by Dr Beck was disappointing. She saw no change. If you listen to the audio version below of the interview, Dr Beck's comments on Vibration therapy are approx at 27:26.
It's hard to get good clear info on their study. It does not look like they have published the results of their "Spry Belt Study". You can see the study design here: =table. It looks like they presented data from the study at a couple of conferences. "BHT presented data from their clinical trial at ASBMR 2023 and ENDO 2023".
In a blog post on their website they say this "The primary goal of the study was to provide quantifiable measurement in the change in vertebral strength using Biomechanical Computed Tomography and finite element analysis. The participants in the Active Treatment group who used the device a minimum of 3 times per week throughout the year experienced an average bone strength loss of 0.48%. In contrast, those in the Sham group lost 2.84% on average, indicating a relative difference of 2.36% (P=0.014). This represents an impressive 82% reduction in the rate of bone strength loss among the Active Treatment group."
So much less bone strength loss but not a gain. I couldn't find DXA score data.
As to osteopenia vs osteoporosis, I suspect this was a financial - marketing - FDA approval type of decision to shoot for the osteopenia market. Probably not a scientific one where there is some reason it works for osteopenia and not osteoporosis. That's just my guess. I'm not sure what to think of this device at this point.
I used the Marodyne platform for 7 years as it was the only option offered to me by my endocrinologist in 2013 besides Prolia. I had the first shot of Prolia with no problems but the second shot 6 months later I broke out in a rash. That left me only the machine. In spite of declining numbers on each Dexa scan she offered no other solutions. Since I had had breast cancer I was sent to this endocrinologist by my oncologist. This particular endocrinologist was a researcher in the cancer center and only treated breast cancer survivors. She left in 2020 and I went to a "regular" endocrinologist and am now using liquid Alendronate and have already seen improvement in my bone density. I found out later that my original endocrinologist had received a 1.6 million grant from the Dept. of Defense to conduct research on the vibrating platforms for bone health. She'd already been conducting research on her own before the grant with the founder of Marodyne, Dr Clinton Rubin from Stonybrook in NY. I was, as I'm sure many other patients of hers, were used as "lab rats" for the benefit of both these unethical doctors to try to prove that vibrating platforms can improve bone density. They never did but Marodyne is still selling machines for $3000 as if they are effective. I went from Osteopenia to severe Osteoporosis and I can definitely say it is a scam to line the pockets of unethical doctors and especially Marodyne. I wanted to believe in it because after doing chemo and radiation and long term medicine for cancer, I wanted to not have to take any more drugs. Cancer patients are a particularly vulnerable group to fall for this type of scam because of our experiences already with powerful drugs. In Europe vibrating platforms are only approved for Osteoporosis if they are also used in conjunction with a traditional osteoporosis medication. They are not approved at all in the US. Don't waste your time and money, but most importantly your bone health.
Dr. Mario was originally released in 1990 for the NES and the original Game Boy handheld system. At the time, Dr. Mario was one of many Tetris-like games that was released to ride the coattails of Alexei Pajitnov's puzzle classic, whose popularity was at an all-time high. Dr. Mario turned out to be one of the better Tetris clones, which is probably why it has been released for the Game Boy Advance as part of the classic NES series. And like any good puzzle game, Dr. Mario's addictive style of gameplay has stood the test of time; the inclusion of wireless networking capability adds even more value.
The GBA version of Dr. Mario is basically a straight port of the NES version. For those unfamiliar with the original, the gameplay centers on a medicine bottle-shaped playing field. This field is filled with small, wriggling viruses of three different colors: red, blue, and yellow. Dr. Mario stands off to the right of the bottle, tossing in vitamin capsules that consist of combinations of the same three colors. You must stack like-colored capsules onto the viruses in order to clear them out. Four or more of the same color vertically or horizontally will result in a clearing of the vitamins and viruses in that stack or row. The stage ends successfully when all the viruses in the bottle are cleared out, and you lose if you allow your pills to stack all the way to the top of the bottle. As you'd expect from a puzzle game of this type, you can rack up bonus points for chain combos.
The fun and challenge in Dr. Mario lies in the intense concentration it takes to clear ever-denser colonies of viruses using capsules that fall faster and faster. Does this remind you of Tetris? Dr. Mario also has the sadistic tendency to send you capsules of colors you don't need at critical junctures, in much the same way Tetris seemed to withhold the straight pieces at inopportune moments. Weathering these crises is all part of the fun.
Graphically, there isn't much to Dr. Mario, but a puzzle game doesn't necessarily need a lot of flash. You've got the playing field in the center of the screen with the wiggling viruses. Mario, in a doctor's outfit, stands at the top right corner of the screen tossing in the vitamin capsules. In the opposite corner is a petri dish with larger cartoon representations of the three different colors of viruses. Each one writhes in agony every time you clear one of its brethren. Scores and level information are kept in boxes that resemble clipboards, keeping in with the game's medical theme. Sound-wise, there also isn't much to the game, aside from blips and chimes. The game's two catchy music tracks, "fever" and "chill," are the highlight of Dr. Mario's audio.
Two-player capability is included in Dr. Mario via GBA link cable or wireless adapters. In the two-player mode, both players' bottles are visible onscreen. Matches are played best out of five, and each player can set his or her own handicap with regard to virus density and the drop speed of the vitamin capsules. In head-to-head matches, chain combos are rewarded by random-colored blocks dropping into the opponent's playing field. There are no special blocks or other types of power-ups though, so multiplayer Dr. Mario may come off as simplistic to those who've gotten used to more recent games like Puzzle Fighter. For those who see the beauty in simplicity, multiplayer Dr. Mario is fun and fast paced, and it can be very satisfying to mess up your opponent by completing several chain combos.
Dr. Mario is also compatible with the wireless adapters that were released alongside Pokmon FireRed and Pokmon LeafGreen. The adapters work very well and are effective to a range of several yards; no direct line of sight is required. The range of course decreases depending on walls or other obstacles in between the two players. This feature should come in handy for players in large cars, buses, or airplanes where a wire blocking an aisle could end up being a hindrance.
The GBA version of Dr. Mario is a great emulation of the original NES game. The production values of the game don't quite measure up to today's standards even for a puzzle game, but the gameplay has held up well over the past decade and a half, and the wireless networking is a really nice feature. If you were a big fan of the original, or you're in the market for a Tetris-like puzzle game for your GBA, Dr. Mario is a worthy purchase.
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