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How To Increase Height At The Age Of 28?

Posted on Wed, 2 Apr 2014

Question: my height is 5 ft 3 inch and age 28 years.how to increase height at this age.

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Limb lengthening in consultation with Orthopedic Detailed Answer: Hi. There is no medical treatment to increase the height at this age as all the growing ends of the bones have fused long ago. The only way is a surgery for limb lengthening. I would request you to discuss this method with your Orthopedic Surgeon in detail to understand the techniques suitable for your needs ,its results , complications and effects thereupon. Only a few centers would be making this services available.

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Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (18 hours later)

hi, studies reveal height increase through spine lengthning exercises such as pilates.and yoga postures(intervertebral lengthening and increasing height ] http://greatist.com/fitness/10-minute-pilates-workout http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilates can it really extract few inches out from the body.(if yes please elaborate on the exercises to follow and medicine if any

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer: You please try but under direct supervision Detailed Answer: Thanks for the links. Gone through them. No link directly supports the claims; however they may really make the body posture correction. Worth trying. You may please follow the exercises given in these links and / or consult a Yoga teacher in your area to get trained. Initially you must be under direct guidance of the Teacher to avoid any untoward effects of doing them in a wrong way. There are no medicines known in allopathy to increase height.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj