
Can Extreme Muscles Tightness And Muscle Imbalances During Adolescence Stunt

Question: Can extreme muscles tightness and muscle imbalances during adolescence stunt a persons growth/decrease their final height? What can stunt a persons growth?
Brief Answer:
Increased muscle mass, tightness, malnutrition can stunt growth.
Detailed Answer:
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The extreme muscle tightness, muscle imbalance and increased muscle mass can affect bone grouth in adolescents causing restriction on growing bones.
Increased muscle mass due to an exagerated physical training can restrict the growth of bones.
Malnutrition, poor health, parasites such helminthes and chronic diarrhea can stunt growth.
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Increased muscle mass, tightness, malnutrition can stunt growth.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service.
I read your query and here is my advice.
The extreme muscle tightness, muscle imbalance and increased muscle mass can affect bone grouth in adolescents causing restriction on growing bones.
Increased muscle mass due to an exagerated physical training can restrict the growth of bones.
Malnutrition, poor health, parasites such helminthes and chronic diarrhea can stunt growth.
Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad


So then height is not only genetic? Muscle soreness/tightness could be indicative of stunted bone development?
Brief Answer:
Not only genetic, environment can determine the height.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear and thank you for asking again.
Of course that current height is not genetic but environmental factors such nutrition, parasites, helmintes may affect the growth and excessive physical activity and muscle tightness can affect the growth and bone development.
Not only genetic, environment can determine the height.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear and thank you for asking again.
Of course that current height is not genetic but environmental factors such nutrition, parasites, helmintes may affect the growth and excessive physical activity and muscle tightness can affect the growth and bone development.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj


How about a lack of physical activity? If a growing person got little to any exercise would that affect their ultimate height?
Brief Answer:
Lack of physical activity will not affect height.
Detailed Answer:
The lack of physical activity, if someone got a little to no physical activity, that will not affect much the height of a person. The lack of physical activity is not much likely to prevent bone growth in teens.
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Lack of physical activity will not affect height.
Detailed Answer:
The lack of physical activity, if someone got a little to no physical activity, that will not affect much the height of a person. The lack of physical activity is not much likely to prevent bone growth in teens.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee

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