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In this post I’ll be going over why bonesmashing actually works and how to do it and why if you want to lengthen bone while having closed epiphyseal plates it’s not possible via this mechanism at least.
One physiological mechanism behind bonesmashing is excessive periosteal bone formation. This refers to an abnormal increase in new bone growth on the periosteum which is the dense layer of connective tissue covering the bones. It contains osteoblasts which will be important later…
The cause of this abnormal increase of bone is due to trauma or REPETITIVE STRESS. Essentially it’s an adaptation where it responds to mechanical stress, microtrauma or inflammation by producing new bone along the surface. Think of it as a shield or armour due to the body thinking that area needs more protection ——> produce new bone.
In terms of the actual physiological process, first, microtrauma → small injuries to bone and the periosteum. Then due to the inflammatory response to that, cytokines recruit osteoblasts which are abundant in the periosteum. And due to this, new layers of bone are deposited on the surface forming projections and thickening. Not in a normal growth pattern. Like armour it can be stacked up more on different areas than others. This means you have to use equal force on both sides of the face.
A common example of this is shin splints in runners where X-rays have shown the bone is thicker and longer in younger runners
This can be LOCALISED meaning you can do this in specific areas eg the chin, zygos
Now we’re going to look at factors that affect the amount of response you’ll get.
The higher the frequency and intensity of stress, the stronger the periosteal reaction.
Calcium,protein,vitamin D are essential but I don’t care enough to go into that unless it’s on another post.
Same with IGF-1
But if your epiphyseal plates are closed, unless you want to ONLY increase bone thickness, this method is useless. This is because they’re responsible for longitudinal bone growth, essentially the length.
One physiological mechanism behind bonesmashing is excessive periosteal bone formation. This refers to an abnormal increase in new bone growth on the periosteum which is the dense layer of connective tissue covering the bones. It contains osteoblasts which will be important later…
The cause of this abnormal increase of bone is due to trauma or REPETITIVE STRESS. Essentially it’s an adaptation where it responds to mechanical stress, microtrauma or inflammation by producing new bone along the surface. Think of it as a shield or armour due to the body thinking that area needs more protection ——> produce new bone.
In terms of the actual physiological process, first, microtrauma → small injuries to bone and the periosteum. Then due to the inflammatory response to that, cytokines recruit osteoblasts which are abundant in the periosteum. And due to this, new layers of bone are deposited on the surface forming projections and thickening. Not in a normal growth pattern. Like armour it can be stacked up more on different areas than others. This means you have to use equal force on both sides of the face.
A common example of this is shin splints in runners where X-rays have shown the bone is thicker and longer in younger runners
This can be LOCALISED meaning you can do this in specific areas eg the chin, zygos
Now we’re going to look at factors that affect the amount of response you’ll get.
The higher the frequency and intensity of stress, the stronger the periosteal reaction.
Calcium,protein,vitamin D are essential but I don’t care enough to go into that unless it’s on another post.
Same with IGF-1
But if your epiphyseal plates are closed, unless you want to ONLY increase bone thickness, this method is useless. This is because they’re responsible for longitudinal bone growth, essentially the length.
