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Can chiropractor adjustments to help alleviate herniated cervical discs increase/restore disc height & make an adult stand inches and inches taller?
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NO: You need careful evaluation by neurosurgeon or spine surgeon , if herniated disc moves to spinal canal will cause permanent neurological damage , speak to your doctor .
Answered 8/11/2015
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