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Is it possible to increse hight after 21 year by doing stretching excersise?

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Dr. Olakitan Akinjagunla answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No: But every form of exercise has it,s advantages. It will boost your confidence and work on your posture as well.

Answered 9/26/2014

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My back neck has been hurting for a year. I can hear cracking noise when stretching. Got better after seeing a physio, but hurting again. Suggestion?

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If pain comes and goes in armpits for over a year and a half, with no other symptoms, no lumps, should I be worried? It's very minor discomfort (1of 10) and usually only happens on stretching arm up very high, I worry all the time about this, help?

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I have noticed that my 12 year old son is not eating much. When he eats hes coughing, stretching out his neck & seems anxious. He is 5ft 1in & 81 lbs. hes lost 3 lbs in the last 2 months. Had silent reflux as a baby & never was a good eater.worried?

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10 year old. Severe pain stretching from the thigh to calf without prior injury?

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