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Can stretching and hanging add more than 2 inches to your height?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Temporary height : Results from hanging & stretching are temporary. Streching is use often by military personnel if they are close to bubble during twice yearily weigh in's. However, increases are moderate. Having done measurements o others, i haven't seen any two inch increases.

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Answered 12/6/2017

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