Echo Lights

[Crawldad]

is there a section about the Echo Lights explaining?

or could someone just mention what that helps.

Thanks

[SimonSaysU2CanBend]

EchoLight is the name of a company that distributes REMS machines in the US. The REMS machine is an alternative (often believed to be a better one) to a DEXA scan. It uses ultra sound to determine bone density and strength whereas a DEXA scan can only determine bone density. The margin of error for REMS is smaller than for a DEXA scan and a DEXA scan involves radiation.

Most insurance companies won’t pay for a DEXA scan but once every two years for the cost. I will be paying $250 for a REMS test which insurance covers but if it didn’t I would pay out of pocket as I see it as a better indicator of density and bone strength with a smaller margin or error and no radiation exposure so by far a better test with less risk to the body.