When do girls' bones close?

Skeletal closure is an inevitable phenomenon in the process of people's growth. After the skeleton is closed, the person is fixed and will no longer continue to grow. Generally speaking, women's bones will close when they are around 20 years old, and men's bones will close a little later, at the age of 22. Below, we will introduce in detail the age of bone closure and treatment methods.

Generally, the epiphyseal line closes at the age of 20 for women and 22 for men, and the growth space is smaller at this time. In general, an epiphyseal examination is performed. Some close later, and some close earlier. During adolescence, there is a growth spurt, and the annual height increase rate is generally 3 to 5%. The annual increase is generally 5 to 7 cm, and can reach 10 to 12 cm in some cases. After a few years, the growth rate slows down again until the height stops increasing when girls are 20 years old and boys are 22 years old.

2. What to do if the bone line is closed

1. Find the cause: Our advice to all children with short stature and their parents is to first identify the cause of their short stature. There are many causes, including hereditary, endocrine factors, or low growth hormone (thyroxine) levels, all of which require careful examination.

2. Treat with caution: If it is caused by acquired malnutrition, start by eliminating the cause. It is not advisable to rely solely on drugs to increase height. Some drugs contain hormones, and corticosteroids should be used with relative caution, otherwise they will bring serious side effects. Not only will they fail to promote growth, they can also lead to acromegaly, which is an adverse consequence of lateral growth.

3. Exercise prescription to delay bone closure

1. After jogging for 5 to 7 minutes in the morning, do flexibility and relaxation exercises for 20 minutes, including splits, bending forward and backward, shaking the body, etc.

2. Hang on the horizontal bar (20 to 30 seconds each time). You can do an unloaded hang and then a loaded hang; do a forward hand-grip hang and also an inverted hang (with both feet fixed with bandages).

3. Jump up and reach high. Jump up with both feet and then jump up with one foot alternately. You should try your best in each practice and strive to jump as high as possible each time.

4. Climb a small slope or stairs 20 to 30 meters high. Relax when going up and go down as fast as possible when going down. Repeat 2 to 4 times.

5. Ask two people to help, one person holds your hands and the other holds your feet, and gently pulls your body in opposite directions at the same time, for 20 seconds each time.

6. Swimming.

7. Play basketball and volleyball.

8. Jump. Jump every day, practice on your own, from a little to more, you can do it in the morning and evening, jump more than 200 times a day.