I am 18 yrs old, male and i have congenial kyphosis which has affected my height and posture. what do I do?

height=5'4 or so

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All the best!

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Talk to a good orthopedic surgeon about possible options.

What do you mean? Is there anything that can straighten you out and make you taller? I would guess you have seen a lot of doctors, right? And what do they say? Probably nothing can be done--right? Did you have surgery to try and correct as much of it as possible as a child? It is congenital and there isn't a cure for it.

I'm sorry.

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It really depends on what you and your family want to do about what is happening to your body. There are two different routes to go with what is happening to your body.

The first route is to go speak to a convential doctor and see what can be done. It'll probably mean having to go to a specialist and taking a lot of meds. It might even mean surgery, but I do not know if that is an option in your case. Also, there might be the fact that nothing can really be done to help other than making you comfortable and getting a brace for your back to make your posture better. However, I would take the last sentance with a grain of salt because that was just off the top of my head with very little medical experience.

The second route is to find a good, afforable chiropractor in your area and see what can be done. Usually this means having your back "cracked" (they really are just popping joints into the place they should be in). This is painless because the chiropractor will wait until you feel comfortable and go on your levels of comfort. Also, they might start you off with warm or cold packs to make your muscles relax even more for the therapy to go better. They might also be able to give you exercises to help you on your posture, which would probably help your height as well.

Just so you know, I am not a doctor in any sort of way. These are the routes that I think would happen and you really should speak to a trained medical doctor or chiropractor. I wish you well in your life and I hope it does get better.

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