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Can chiropractors signif. increase height permanently by increasing intervertebral disk height? could that make a 38 yo 3 inches permanently taller?

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No: Gravity affects everyone the same way. If your height is X and you have a transient stretch by hanging upside down, getting manipulated or whatever, it all goes away after you stand upright for a while. Anyone that tells you different is interested in emptying your wallet.

Answered 8/30/2020

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