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I read the spine is the last thing to stop growing but can it still grow by like 3 inches in a nearly 40 yo? what could cause that @ this late age?
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Myths: Growing stops after puberty. You get shorter as you grow old from collapse of the disc and vertebral bodies.
Answered 11/27/2017
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