I'm a 16 year old male and 5'5, and have gone through all of my pubertal changes. The doctors say that my adult height will be around 5'7. That means I'll only grow 2 more inches. The thing is, I never had a gr... Tag: how growth plates close , growth plates close age
How old are you? Growth plates close normally after a certain age depending on which bone. After puberty they are closed. If you have certain types of fractures while you are growing, that may damage the growth plat... Tag: chin growth plates , growth plates closing , growth plates in teenagers
My knee caps are bad. Doc said to increase strength around them, build up the quadricep muscle by sitting on a table end or high chair (so your foot is off the ground), knees bent, place a 3 or 4 pound sandbag across ea... Tag: reopen the growth plates , growth plates creatine , growth plates in children
Can plates be removed after 7yrs? I feel like I'm back to full strength but the plates are some how keeping them from getting back to 100%. Anything will help You can speak to a doctor, but most likely t... Tag: reopen growth plates , reopening growth plates , growth plates closed
i have plates and i'm suppose to wear them everyday.(bottom and top and suppose to wear them for 3 months) but they really annoy me and i can't talk properly. so what i've done is that i wear them at night. but they... Tag: average age growth plates , closed growth plates , growth plates in floot
Hi. I'm not sure if this is the place for this, but I'm hoping folks here can help me out. Does this sound like a tumor to you? I am an asian american male, 25, slightly overweight, and relatively healthy (no smoking,... Tag: lefort plates , titanium plates reaction , braces and bite plates
I was wondering cause i was wondering because i take adderall which impairs testosterone and was wondering if that has to do with jaw or chin growth I don't know if I can answer you very good question, but I'll try. To f... Tag: metal plates ankle , Broken wrists with plates , wrist surgery plates
I have a friend who is having this problem. He's asked me to find out what I can about steel plates. yes they will cause headaches because you have a foriegn matter in your head that wasn,t meant to be ... Tag: metal plates ankle , Broken wrists with plates , wrist surgery plates
I had a Le Fort I osteotomy surgery and the plates are sticking out too much under my skin. In addition one of the plates has a loose screw. How soon after such surgery is considered safe for removing the titanium plates? ... Tag: metal plates ankle , Broken wrists with plates , wrist surgery plates
I broke my foot from a fall six yrs. ago, and now my podiatrist feels due to arthritis, malformation and deterioration I need two pins and a plate or fusion, has anyone had extensive foot surgery similiar to this, was it successfu... Tag: metal plates ankle , Broken wrists with plates , wrist surgery plates
can it be given to a teenager to spur growth in stature No. Any sort of hormones (whether natural or artificial) shouldn't be taken by anyone who is still growing. Most of the natural hormone products have specific warnings t... Tag: metal plates ankle , Broken wrists with plates , wrist surgery plates
