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How To Increase Height?
Hi sir i m 18 years old boy and my height is 5 8.99 1Milimetre to reach 5 9 i swim everyday ,i also have a good diet & enough sleep But my height still same for 1 year i m absolutely angry about that My dad is 5 8 & mom is 5 2 I want to be =( 5 feet 10 inches) now i m 1mili to reach 5 9 i Want to grow 1inch & half Is it possiblee??? please advice me Pleaseeeeeeee
Mon, 19 Oct 2015
hi
thank you for asking your concern on HCM. first i would like to tell you that yes it is possible to increase your height even after 18 years of age. most of the bone growth reaches to its final length till 18 years of age but long bones like that of arms and legs stays in the phase of growth till 23-25 years of age. but this growth rate is very slow. there is a principle in bone growth which is called illizaro's principle. it states you need continuous tensile stress and strain to stimulate bone growth. so i would suggest you to continue with your exercise you can add stretching exercises if you want otherwise swimming is complete exercise.
feel free to ask any doubts.
regards
dr. abhijit
thank you for asking your concern on HCM. first i would like to tell you that yes it is possible to increase your height even after 18 years of age. most of the bone growth reaches to its final length till 18 years of age but long bones like that of arms and legs stays in the phase of growth till 23-25 years of age. but this growth rate is very slow. there is a principle in bone growth which is called illizaro's principle. it states you need continuous tensile stress and strain to stimulate bone growth. so i would suggest you to continue with your exercise you can add stretching exercises if you want otherwise swimming is complete exercise.
feel free to ask any doubts.
regards
dr. abhijit
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