Traditional medicine believes that human bones will close at the age of 16- 18 for men and 16-20 for women, which is actually a misunderstanding. Modern medicine has proved that human bones and pituitary are in a semi-closed and semi-dormant state between the ages of 20 and 26. After the age of 26, it is completely dormant (that is, completely mustard seed). When the pituitary gland is in a semi-dormant state, it can be activated by physical therapy with traditional Chinese medicine.
After puberty, after the epiphysis is closed, it will not grow taller (only consider long bones), because long bones will not grow longer, and legs and arms will not grow longer. The reason why there is a saying of "23, jumping around" is because it can be passed.
Non-long bone tissue grows taller, especially the spine becomes longer, including bone and interosseous tissue.
(This is obvious to quite a few people. )
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There is a disk-shaped cartilage structure called epiphyseal plate between the epiphyseal end and epiphysis of the long bone of the epiphyseal line, which is itself a layer of cartilage. It is a kind of cartilage, different from ordinary cartilage, which does not ossify for life (such as cartilage on the ear and nose), but gradually ossifies with growth.
While growing taller, the epiphyseal plate is gradually ossifying, but it has not become less (thinner), thus ensuring the growth of our long bones. After puberty begins to develop for a period of time, with the secretion of sex hormones, it can be understood that the epiphyseal plate has no ability to continue to grow after ossification, and there is no room and raw materials for growth after complete ossification.
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