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Even before their child is born, parents often wonder about what their child will look and be like in the future. One of the most exciting traits to think about is an increase in height. For many parents, it feels like an incredible accomplishment to find that their child has grown taller than them. Taller children tend to be more confident and inspire respect from those around them. Besides supporting their growth in a healthy manner, there are no other conventional ways to help increase their height. However, acupuncture and acupressure are possible treatments you can use. In this article, we will cover these treatments and acupressure points for height increase that may work for your kids.
Can You Predict Your Child’s, Future Height?
While there’s no surefire way to predict your child’s future increase in height, there are some factors to keep in mind if you are looking to get a feel on how tall they will be. Their growth can be influenced by gender, genetic factors, health condition, and nutrition. Some of these you cannot control, but those that you can (like nutrition) will help ensure that your child will grow to their full potential.
If you want to have a more measurable estimate, there are two formulas that are often used:
1.Average of the mother’s and father’s heights
For this method, you first have to find the total sum of the two parents’ heights in inches. Then, add 5 inches to this total for boys and subtract 5 inches for girls. Divide the final number by two to get an estimated height.
2. Using their height at a young age
You can also attempt to predict their height by deducing it from their height when they’re young. All you have to do is double their height at two years old if they’re a boy or double their height at 18 months old if they’re a girl.
Does Acupressure Increase Height?
Acupressure is an ancient traditional Chinese medicine healing method dating back thousands of years. It is derived from acupuncture, a similar practice that uses needles to stimulate acupressure points, also known as “acupoints”. In both acupuncture and acupressure, it is believed that you can get sick or have abnormal things happen to your body if there are energy imbalances. These healing methods provide a way to restore balance. Many people will result to acupressure simply because it can be done very easily at home without supervision. While there are acupressure points for height increase, there is currently no significant scientific evidence that acupressure can increase height. We only know of this study from 2013 that looked at the effects of laser acupuncture on bone growth in rats. But because acupressure is safe and risk-free, there is no harm in trying it out.
Acupressure Points For Height Increase
Before you begin treatment on these acupressure points for height increase, we first want to make sure that you can perform acupressure using strategies that will give you the most effective results possible. After you or your child have been seated in a comfortable area, find one of the acupressure points for height increase and massage it in a circular motion for about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Don’t work on any areas that are injured, bruised, or are particularly painful. Continue to massage on all acupoints throughout the day and however many times you’d like.
Acupoint: KI-1 (Other Names: Kidney-1/Yong Quan/Gushing Spring)
KI-1, also known as “yong quan” or “bubbling well”, is located in the depression on the sole of your foot when you curl your toes. It is believed that this acupoint can strengthen muscles and bones. KI-1 is also one of the acupressure points for kidney, and has a variety of uses outside of height, such as headaches, neck pain, dry mouth, dysuria, and many more.
Acupoint: ST-36 (Other Names: Stomach-36/Zu San Li/Leg Three Miles)
ST-36, also known as “zusanli” or “leg three miles”, is located on the posterior leg three inches or 4 fingers below the knee. Massaging this acupoint helps to clear the spleen and stomach and also helps promote growth and blood circulation. Along with increasing height, ST-36 is one of the acupressure points for fertility that is especially helpful for men.
Acupoint: HT-7 (Other Names: Heart-7/Shen Men/Spirit Gate)
HT-7, also known as “shenmen” or “spirit gate”, is located on the wrist crease below your pinky finger. HT-7 is one of the acupressure points for thyroid. The thyroid is responsible for promoting bone metabolism, which is crucial for increasing height. Any thyroid disorders can slow down or even stunt your child’s growth, so massaging this acupoint will help prevent this sort of condition.
Acupoint: GV-20 (Other Names: The Governing Vessel-20/Bai Hui/Hundred Convergence)
GV-20, also known as “baihui” or one hundred meetings”, is located on the top and center of your head. Treating this acupoint helps to calm down your child both mentally and physically. This is especially important for their development because any long-term stress they experience has the potential to stunt their growth. It is also effective for headaches, dizziness, eye pain, tinnitus and is one of the acupressure points for hair growth.
