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If chiropractor heals herniated discs-cervical is disc height restored, adding a significant amount of height to an adult or does it not impact height?

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Dr. Rick Pospisil answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Disc height: Remember that discs are flexible and not rigid , therefore reducing or restoring a disc herniation does not affect your height . It is somewhat questionable as to whether or not a chiropractor can "restore a herniated disc". Finally we have 7 discs in our necks so the amount of height determined by one disc space is small

Answered 11/26/2015

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