With many works of art there is a foundation, a fixture to provide structure and support. The skeletal system of the beautiful work of art called the 'body human' is the frame on which we stand. Strong and healthy bones are important in our dance with life, providing the ‘bare-bones’ structure that our muscles are connected to and which protects our internal organs, proving that our skeletal bones need be strong to help propel us throughout our daily routine. Yet time and age has the final say on all living creatures, large and small, and for many people, over time and into old age, their skeletal systems can become fragile and weakened, slowing down life's ballet to become the bones of discontent.

Osteoporosis is a progressive systemic skeletal disease and cannot be reversed. As a person increases in age, osteoporosis related bone fractures dramatically increase, often causing a rapid deterioration in a person’s health which can possibly result in death. According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, hundreds of millions of people around the world are affected by osteoporosis, with 80% of the afflicted being female.

Although osteoporosis cannot be reversed, with an early diagnosis reporting of bone mass loss, osteoporosis can be effectively managed while also helping to prevent further bone mass loss as much as possible. Yet, in spite of the knowledge that early assessment is important in managing bone mass loss, it is estimated that more than 70% of people who are a risk of having osteoporosis have never been screened or diagnosed, leading to a need for an easy, safe, radiation-free, portable and cost-effective osteoporosis assessment tool.

Well look no further, because Rehabmart is proud to offer the Sunlight MiniOmni Portable Bone Density Ultrasonometer by BeamMed, the market leader in advanced ultrasound technology.

The BeamMed Sunlight MiniOmni Portable Bone Density Ultrasonometer is a compact, lightweight mobile solution center that will detect and monitor osteoporosis in an accurate, fast, safe and affordable way. With its radiation-free and non-invasive measuring of bone mass density at the forearm bones of the radius, tibia, phalanx and metatarsal, the patient doesn’t have to undress or bend in uncomfortable positions to be screened.

Connect to a USB port on a Windows 7/8 base personal computer and the MiniOmni will produce quick and precise results that are then measured on the patient’s diagnostic scan and compared with the results of younger, same-sex persons. It will also produce graphed results based on a comparison of someone of a similar age, weight and gender of the patient. With the quick and precise medical results shown within moments on the computer screen, and the portability of the unique patented technology of the BeamMed Sunlight MiniOmni Portable Bone Density Ultrasonometer, this is an ideal medical diagnostic device to use in any doctor’s office as well as medical clinics, annual check-up centers, HMO’s, hospitals, pharmacies, health fairs, and research centers.

The MiniOmni has market-proven Sunlight Omnipath quantitative ultrasound technology that is used worldwide in thousands of Omnisense installations, and is suitable for patients between the ages of 0 and 99 years old. The MiniOmni consists of a highly precise Omnipath axial transmission technology which measures along the bone’s maximal strength axis, accurately diagnosing and assessing the bone strength through measurements of mineral density, cortical thickness, microstructure, and elasticity. The results of the diagnosis are WHO-compliant and use T-score and Z-score results through a graphical measurement report that is displayed on a computer minutes after taking the patient’s diagnostic reading.

The way the patented Omnipath Axial Transmission Technology works is by measuring the speed of the ultrasonic waves that spread along the bone. This eliminates the normal soft tissue effects and directly measures along the bone’s maximal strength axis, providing a more accurate and precise type of measurement. The bone’s overall strength is measured by axially transmitted speed of sound which displays the overall bone strength by reflecting properties such as elasticity, mineral density, micro-structure, and cortical thickness.

The results of the speed of sound measurements is obtained after performing three consistent measurement cycles, ensuring repeatable and consistent final results. With built-in quality checking, the precision of the results are improved by minimizing the dependency of individual operators.

The Sunlight MiniOmni Portable Bone Density Ultrasonometer is also the only bone sonometer currently on the market that has bone density measurement ability at multiple skeletal sites on the patient, providing a greater opportunity of identifying individual cases of osteoporosis. This offers flexibility in testing patients who usually cannot be tested at particular skeletal sites. A multi-site measurement tool can also provide physicians a better overall picture of the patient’s condition and can optimize the fracture risk assessment, helping medical personnel to provide a more conclusive diagnosis.

Medical professionals who regularly perform bone mass scans and who want radiation-free portability, quick and accurate assessment bone mass readings shown right in front of them on the computer screen, and an easy “workability” experience for both medical professionals and patients should have a BeamMed Sunlight MiniOmni Portable Bone Density Ultrasonometer. No bones about it, it is the best.

Bill Stock
Executive Editor,
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