Can Dead Hanging Increase Height and Help with Back Pain?

Question

I’ve come across several articles on dead hanging and its claimed advantages. So many have heard of this can increase their height or perhaps aid in alleviating back pain?

Answer 1

Some people have reported claims that dead hanging increases height and helps relieve back pain, among other benefits. Although many people claim otherwise based on personal experience, scientists do not seem to agree with the possibility of dead hanging increasing height, as height is mostly genetically based and nutritionally dependent. Still, however, some back pain may be alleviated by something like it through decompressing the spine and its muscles, but once again, results are likely to be subjective so they should be regarded sensibly.

Comments

I'm 92 years old and started hanging a few weeks ago. I'm now the strongest, fittest and tallest resident of the retirement home.

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When I first started I had such bad pain in my shoulder but after a week it was gone. I regained all shoulder mobility I had lost. Got rid of lower back pain I had for years. Magical.

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I’ve been doing the dead hang everyday for about a year and a half. Best result for me: Much improved posture and a great reduction in back and neck pain.

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Everything is subjective it does help with shoulder and back pain I've been working out for years I am 64 years young and I can dead hang for 3 minutes straight being fresh I usually hang for 30 seconds about for 3 or 4 times before I exercise then I hang for like a minute and a half to 2 minutes 3 to 4 times and it definitely helps me help me to relieve back tightness and shoulder pain

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Has done nothing permanent to my height but the low back stretch feels extremely good and it has improved my grip strength a lot.

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Dude, I am 68 ,I've had shoulder pain from a motorcycle accident for 2 years. . I started dead hanging 8months ago and all shoulder pain is gone and I can now even overhead press 4 sets fo 10 to 12 reps 70 lbs. I couldn't put my arm barely over my head before. The first 2 months myfeet touched the floor and it was painful . Eventually I was able to hang feet off the floor and also do leg lifts while hanging. It took at least 5 months to be completely pain free and doing lifts and over head presses. It is not something that makes changes in 7 days. Beside you already seem fit so you really didn't need much improvement.

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Your posture is clearly WAY better than in the beginning. Also, it feels like you try to hold it all with your hands, you are supposed to relax more so that the stress goes to shoulders mainly. Anyway 7 days is WAY too short especially for this kinds of excercises, it took me literally months of hanging to really fix my shoulders. It takes time, but it works every time.

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to have decomprassion in spine you should touch your foots to the ground and then dead hang

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Your feet do not have to leave the floor to benefit from hanging.  I also use slightly padded workout gloves and my toes or upper pads of my feet are touching the ground at all times.  The benefit to my shoulders and my spine has been amazing.  I even set up a bar in my apartment for the days I can't make it to the gym.  I think your issue is that you want to keep your feet off the ground.  Why not try balancing on your toes/upper pads of your feet and see if you can see any results.  It has made a world of difference to me and I have only been doing this for 8 months. All of my muscles are responding positively, including my hips and low back.  Why are you making your hands do all of the work when it is a whole range of muscles that are involved in this amazing, life changing exercise?  Best of luck in finding what works for you.