According to the WHO survey, March to June is the fastest month for children's height growth, so many parents will seize this "rapid growth period" to make their children grow taller, but sometimes the wrong method of growing taller will backfire and bring harm to children. Here are some myths about growing taller! Can the tie be higher? How to eat calcium? Is it useful to drink Zhuan Gu Tang? Is acupuncture effective at any time?
A few days ago, a mother on Facebook posted that one day she came home from work and saw her 7-year-old daughter crying all the time. She quickly asked her daughter what happened, and her daughter said, "Grandma always told me to cheat my feet and press my back. My big leg hurts! And even if the daughter resists, there is no way to stop it.
Later, the mother quickly checked her daughter's injury and rubbed the medicine. I didn't expect her grandmother to continue to scold her for disobedience. The mother also said that her mother-in-law often forced her daughter to pull tendons and wanted her daughter to grow taller. It's no use saying it many times. Her daughter often cries bitterly in the room, which makes her very upset.
Is lacing really useful? First of all, we must understand the principle of human growth, and the brain will secrete growth hormone. When the growth plates on both sides of the long bones of infants and adolescents receive enough growth hormone, the growth rate will accelerate. Proper exercise, balanced nutrition and staying up late can provide good conditions for children to grow taller.
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The following also sorts out some wrong misunderstandings! Call on parents not to delay their children's height development in the wrong way in order to make them grow taller.
First, will lacing make children grow taller?
Dr. Lan Yuzong, director of the Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics of Yadong Hospital, pointed out that lacing will not affect the development of children's height, because lacing is only a stretching exercise, which will not help them grow taller or lead to a decline in their height. The best way to grow taller is exercise, a balanced diet and enough sleep.
However, Wu Zhixing, executive director of the Osteoporosis Society of the Republic of China, also reminded that moderate stretching helps to protect bones and make limbs more harmonious, so many people stretch their muscles to warm up before exercise. However, children's bones are soft, so special attention should be paid not to overstretch, which is not good for physical stability, but will affect the standing posture. If you pull a strain, you must also receive regular treatment to avoid secondary injuries.
Second, will calcium supplementation for children grow taller?
When it comes to growing taller, many mothers will definitely think of "calcium supplementation". But in fact, calcium can only strengthen bones, not the key to affecting children's height. Statistics from Cochrane Library, a trusted health care database, show that calcium supplementation in children will only increase bone mineral density of lower limbs by 65,438 0.7%, and it may return to its original state once supplementation is stopped.
Third, the sooner you drink Zhuan Gu Tang, the better?
Because Zhuanggu decoction of traditional Chinese medicine is mainly used to strengthen spleen and stomach, invigorate qi and promote blood circulation, strengthen stomach and strengthen spleen can improve nutrient absorption and help growth and development. Therefore, it is best for children to drink Zhuan Gu Tang in the first half of the second sexual characteristic. If they drink too early, they will have doubts about precocious puberty. After this period, they can also drink, but the effect will not be so obvious.
4. Will acupuncture and moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine grow taller?
Acupuncture will * * * acupoints, promote the circulation of qi and blood in meridians, but it is only effective when it is appropriate. The most effective time of acupuncture and moxibustion is when children begin to enter adolescence and develop secondary sexual characteristics, and it is also the time to eat Zhuan Gu Fang. Before girls are 65,438+06 years old, boys are about 65,438+08 years old.
In addition, the pain of growing up is a common phenomenon, but it does not happen to everyone, so parents should not have the wrong idea that there is no growth without the pain of growing up. Air pollution, sugary drinks and sweets are all factors that will affect the growth of children's height. Parents should be more careful not to let their children over-contact.
Sleeping position affects height
Dr. He Juerong from the Department of Spinal Neurology pointed out that sleeping on the stomach is the worst sleeping position. Because it is easy to get hurt when the neck is twisted to one side, the waist will be under greater pressure and low back pain will occur for a long time. Parents must get rid of this habit if they see their children sleeping.
If you sleep on your side, bending your feet together will make it easier to maintain the natural curvature of your waist. Children like to hold pillows when they sleep. If it's a little doll, it's fine, but if the child holds a big pillow with his feet, it will affect his sleeping position.
If you want to help your child grow taller, Dr. He suggests sleeping on his back. Put a hard bed for your child, and let the child's spine stretch and straighten naturally. The pillow doesn't need to be too high, you can support it to the height of your head.
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