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Hello doctor, my age is 20 and my height is 5 feet 7 inch.can stretching inc my height? i 've got x-ray of legs saying i 've some gap in growth plates
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That means you: May still grow. There is no evidence to suggest stretching will make you taller. It can increase your posture so that if you slouch and then stand straight you will be taller.
Answered 8/15/2015
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