Can boys grow taller with posture correction?

For boys who are still in the growth period, posture correction can indeed help you gain 1-3cm longer. If you have passed the osteoarthritis closure period, it will release the height that is "hidden" by bad posture - bad posture is like The umbrella that was supposed to be fully opened was pressed in the middle, and the original height was reduced. After correction, the umbrella was just opened again. It did not really make the bones longer, but the visual uprightness was more conspicuous than the actual 2cm jump.

It’s no wonder that the two sides are arguing fiercely now. Some people say that the personal test has effectively increased the height by 3cm, and some people say that it is purely an IQ tax. In fact, they are all talking regardless of the situation. I met a 16-year-old high school boy in the past two years. He works at his desk every day and likes to stay in bed and watch short videos. He has rounded shoulders and a slight anterior pelvic tilt. His height was only 171 when he was measured while standing. The bone line was not closed when the film was taken, but his posture was just too bad. When he stood, his shoulders were buckled, and his waist was slumped forward. It looked like the whole person was being pressed from top to bottom. After more than three months of postural adjustment, he deliberately sat up straight in class, and took 15 minutes every day to practice core and shoulder strength at home. He then measured his height and found it was 174. He himself thought that the measurement was wrong at first. In fact, on the one hand, the narrowed intervertebral space returned to the normal physiological width, and the whole person stretched out a little. On the other hand, after the posture was straightened, the force on the bones was even, and the bones in the development period would not be restricted by the crooked posture. He had indeed grown taller.

I have also encountered many boys aged 25 and above coming to complain, saying that they have been practicing for more than half a month and have not seen any improvement in their figure. They feel that they have been cheated. This part is actually due to incorrect expectations. There used to be a 26-year-old Internet operator who had a very serious hunchback. When he stood, he huddled up. No one believed him when he reported his height as 172, and everyone thought he was at most 170. After two months of adjustment, his shoulders opened up and his pelvis returned to a neutral position. When he stood up again, everyone asked him if he had secretly grown taller recently. The actual height measurement was still 172, but his whole body felt stretched, and he looked taller than before.

Don't believe the gimmicks on the Internet that "posture correction can make you grow more than 5cm". Think about it, if the intervertebral space of the entire spine is fully opened, there is only so much room. If it is too long, it is an injury to the spine, not correction. Also, if your standing posture is standard, and there is nothing awkward about the back of your head, shoulders, hips, or heels when they are against the wall, then no matter how much you practice your posture, there will be no obvious growth effect, so there is no need to waste your efforts. To be honest, even if you don't really grow by one or two centimeters, the spirit of raising your head and chest is much better than the hunched-over state of your shoulders.