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I am of 17 year old.. how cani increase my height by medicine and excersize... please tell about medicine and excersize in detail?

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Height : At 17 you have probably reached your adult height in which case medicine and/ or exercise would be useless.

Answered 10/30/2013

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Unlikely : At seventeen your growth centers have likely almost closed and you are unlikely to grow much taller.If you want to know for sure an x-ray of your wrist ; hand can be analysed for bone maturity ; tell if the growth centers remain open to new growth.Good nutrition, rest and exercise allow a person to reach their tallest height while the opposite will stunt growth.

Answered 12/10/2013

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