Yoga vs. Osteoporosis Study Form:
All Prospective Yoga vs. Osteoporosis Study Participants Should Fill-out the Form Below:
In order to participate in the Yoga vs. Osteoporosis study headed by Dr. Loren Fishman, you need to the acquire from our office (without cost) or watch it for free daily at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8SjystaH-E.
The data below can be obtained when your physician next draws blood and takes urine. If you need a separate prescription to direct an independent lab such as Quest or Athena to conduct the proper tests, please email or fax us. Otherwise, just give this paper to your physician, and fax or email the results to: Email (preferred): cara@sciatica.org, or Fax: Attn: Yoga Vs. Osteoporosis (212) 472-4127.
Necessary Lab Tests (done within 6 months of study entry):
TSH (Thyroid stimulating hormone)
PTH (Parathyroid hormone)
ESR (Erythrocyte sedimentation rate)
CMP (standard electrolyte, liver and kidney function tests)
Vitamin D 25 – OH
Vitamin D 1,25 – Dihydroxy
Urine NTX (a measure of reabsorbed collagen cross-linkages)
Each applicant must also supply a current DEXA scan (done within 6 months of application), and a second DEXA performed at least one year in the past.
When we have received the induction form, the laboratory reports, your two bone mineral density test (DEXA scans) reports, and, optionally, recent hip and lumbar spine X-rays, and once Dr. Fishman has reviewed them, and any abnormal values have been corrected, you will be inducted into the study and we will mail you a DVD for use on the days when you are not practicing your certified yoga teacher.
Please allow one-two weeks for processing. If there are questions, please email Loren@sciatica.org or cara@sciatica.org
The video of the poses is also available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8SjystaH-E.
Yoga vs. Osteoporosis Study Form Osteoporosis Induction form
Date_______________________________________ Name______________________________________ Phone______________________________________ Email_______________________________________ Address_____________________________________ ____________________________________________
Date of Birth__________________________________ Female/ Male?
Weigh____________ Height___________ Greatest Height_______Hysterectomy? Yes No
First monthly period_____/_____ Last monthly period_____/_____ Orchiectomy? Yes No
Do you take Calcium? Y N *Daily Dose________ Brand/Type______________
Date started ________________________
Do you take Vitamin D? Y N * Daily Dose_______ Brand/Type______________
Date started ________________________
Do you take Magnesium? Y N * Daily Dose______ Brand/Type______________
Date started ________________________
Other medicine for osteoporosis? Y N * Daily Dose_________ Brand/Type______________ Date started ________________________
Previous medicines for osteoporosis? Y N * Daily Dose_________ Brand/Type______________ Date started ________________________
Names, Dosage of all other medicines/supplements/vitamins: _________________ __________________________________________________________________
Exposed to Steroids? Y N Dosage and Dates___________________________
Birth Control? Y N Daily Dose_________ Brand/Type______________
Dates taken__________________________ Hormone Therapy? Y N Daily Dose_________ Brand/Type______________ Dates taken__________________________ Unusual Nutrition? (e.g., vegan for 20 years) ___________________________
History of Bone Fractures? _________________________________________
Yoga Practice? a. Years of Yoga______________________________________
Type of yoga (e.g., Vinyasa, Iyengar)___________________
c. How often and how long? (e.g., 1 x per week, 30 min/day_______________
d. How consistent? (e.g., never miss, miss every few weeks, skip weeks at a time, etc.) _____________________________________________
Other Exercise? What Type? (e.g., Swimming) ___________________________
a. How often? (e.g., 1 x per week) ___________________________
b. How long per session? ________________________________
c. How consistent? _____________________________________
Last DEXA scan_______________________
Last Hip/Lumbar X-rays_________________
Family History (Please mention any family history of osteoporosis): __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
Medical Conditions, including hip and spine surgeries: __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
Comments: ________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
The labs and the two DEXAs are mandatory. Please submit all labs and induction form at one time. DEXA scans may come from a doctor’s office or a lab, and therefore may arrive under separate cover. Applications that do not include all labs and the induction form will not be accepted and will not be retained. If you submit an incomplete application, it will be discarded. If for some reason you cannot comply with this, write us about it. cara@sciatica.org.
Please scan the results into an email and send them to cara@sciatica.org. If the results of any of the blood or urine studies are abnormal, Dr. Fishman will direct you to the proper type of physician to help bring your values in line. Once that has occurred, you will be admitted to the study.
N.B. Dr. Fishman recommends, but does not require, that participants take the following supplements:
If you are under age 75, Dr. Fishman recommends taking 1500 mg calcium, 1500 iu of vitamin D3, and 250 mg magnesium, preferably as a chelate with amino acids.
If you are over age 75, Dr. Fishman recommends taking 500 mg calcium, 1500 iu of vitamin D3, and 250 mg magnesium, preferably as a chelate with amino acids.