#58: Margie Bissinger - Building Bones and Boosting Happiness: Functional Strategies for Osteoporosis

In this episode of the RWS Clinician’s Corner, Margaret Floyd Barry talks with Margie Bissinger – a powerhouse physical therapist, integrative health coach, author, and happiness trainer, with more than 25 years of experience helping people with osteoporosis and osteopenia reclaim their bone strength. Margie shares not only the common missteps she sees in osteoporosis management, but also the most effective, science-backed strategies to build bone density safely. Margie is known for her truly holistic approach, blending the latest research on exercise and nutrition with mindset and happiness training to empower clients and prevent fractures.

In this interview, we discuss:

Common misconceptions and risks in exercise for osteoporosis

Safe and effective resistance training for osteoporosis

The role of medication in osteoporosis management

Underlying contributors and root causes of bone loss (like gut health)

Addressing mindset, happiness, and emotional health in clinical practice

Margie’s four-step process for prevention and treatment

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Connect with Margie Bissinger:

Website: https://margiebissinger.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Margie-Bissinger-MS-PT-CHC-100063542905332/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/margiebissinger/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margiebissinger

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3-1i9q8ls5FbjOOVeJRW2g

Here is your unique link for Margie’s Osteoporosis Exercises, designed to strengthen bones and prevent fractures. *Note, once you sign up for these exercises, you’ll be on her mailing list and will receive future correspondence about her one-of-a-kind practitioner program!

Other Bone Health Resources:

The Onero Bone Clinic in Australia

List of physical therapists who've been trained in the Bone Fit program/methodology

Tribecular Bone Scan - click this link to find places that do DEXA scans with the TBS

Dr. Deva Boone’s Parathyroid Disease Analysis Tool (enter PTH and blood calcium levels to assess risk for parathyroid disease).

Timestamps:

00:00 "Happiness Habits for Healing"

08:56 Lack of Exercise Guidance Harms

10:54 "Effective Resistance for Bone Density"

20:01 "Expert Training Beyond Gym Workouts"

22:09 Bone Health: Medication and Movement

28:40 Medication Guidance for Bone Health

34:43 Integrative Approaches to Arthritis

40:07 Focus on Solutions, Not Problems

46:47 Bone Health: Causes and Evaluations

49:36 Calcium, Diet, and Bone Health

55:39 Certification Program for Health Testing

01:02:52 Clinician's Corner: Listener Engagement Message

01:03:38 The Clinician's Corner Preview

Speaker bio:

Margie Bissinger is a physical therapist, integrative health coach, author, and happiness trainer. Margie has over 25 years of experience helping people with osteoporosis and osteopenia improve their bone health through a comprehensive integrative approach. She hosts the Happy Bones, Happy Life Podcast and has hosted four summits on Natural Approaches to Osteoporosis and Bone Health. Margie oversees all the osteoporosis initiatives for the state of New Jersey as a physical therapy representative to the NJ Interagency Council on Osteoporosis.

Margie has lectured to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, hospitals, and women’s groups throughout the country. She has been featured in the New York Times, Menopause Management, OB GYN News and contributed to numerous health and fitness books.

Keywords:

osteoporosis, bone health, osteopenia, resistance training, bone density, physical therapy, integrative health, functional health, happiness training, stress reduction, spine fractures, exercise for osteoporosis, forward bending spine, weight bearing exercises, DEXA scan, trabecular bone score (TBS), parathyroid hormone, hyperparathyroidism, gut health, inflammation, menopause, nutrition for bones, supplements for bone health, calcium intake, vitamin K2, protein intake, balance training, PT BoneFit, medication for osteoporosis, root cause analysis

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#58: Margie Bissinger - Building Bones and Boosting Happiness: Functional Strategies for Osteoporosis

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