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Losing Height As I Get Older.
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Having just measured my height, I was surprised to find that I am now 1 inch shorter than I have been in the past. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis, three years ago. Is this a factor or is loss of height an age thing?
Are there any exercise you can do safely to specifically stretch out your spine? I am considering joining a yoga class. I still have my old yoga mat somewhere.
Are there any exercise you can do safely to specifically stretch out your spine? I am considering joining a yoga class. I still have my old yoga mat somewhere.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Tilly, some years ago I bought an inversion table. I loved it. Not so much for height but to ease my back. When we decided to sell up in the UK completely there wasn't room in this house to have it here so I gave it to my son.
Now we've extended I may invest in another. Felt so good when I came off it.
Now we've extended I may invest in another. Felt so good when I came off it.
>>> . . . or is loss of height an age thing?
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"Height loss is related to aging changes in the bones, muscles, and joints. People typically lose almost one-half inch (about 1 centimeter) every 10 years after age 40. Height loss is even more rapid after age 70. You may lose a total of 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5 centimeters) in height as you age."
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https:/ /medlin eplus.g ov/ency /articl e/00399 8.htm
I used to be about 181 cm tall but my height is typically measured at around 178cm these days. (Height measurement varies a little every day though, with one's height usually being slightly greater first thing in the morning, after sleeping, than it is later in the day. That's because gravity gradually compresses the discs in one's spine during the day, which then return to their uncompressed state while supine in bed).
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"Height loss is related to aging changes in the bones, muscles, and joints. People typically lose almost one-half inch (about 1 centimeter) every 10 years after age 40. Height loss is even more rapid after age 70. You may lose a total of 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5 centimeters) in height as you age."
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I used to be about 181 cm tall but my height is typically measured at around 178cm these days. (Height measurement varies a little every day though, with one's height usually being slightly greater first thing in the morning, after sleeping, than it is later in the day. That's because gravity gradually compresses the discs in one's spine during the day, which then return to their uncompressed state while supine in bed).
This page, from the website of the leading Canadian osteoporosis charity, might be relevant to you, Tilly:
https:/ /osteop orosis. ca/heig ht-loss /
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Loss of height is an age thing and also an osteoporosis thing. Mostly due to the discs in the spine becoming flattened plus the osteoporosis can affect posture making you appear shorter still. It's why everyone is slightly shorter in the evening. Your discs plump up a tiny fraction when you are in bed. I was 5'6½ now a touch under 5'5 . My mum was 5'8. Now probably about 5'4" if she could stand straight. she has osteoporosis, and is 90 years old.
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