Hanging from monkey bars applies axial traction to the spine, which temporarily increases human height by decompressing the intervertebral discs.
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Changes in Spinal Height After Manual Axial Traction or Side Lying: A Clinical Measure of Intervertebral Disc Hydration Using Stadiometry.
2019 · cited by 0
Manual axial traction results in a significant increase in spinal height and 3-dimensional axial separation.
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Height change caused by creep in intervertebral discs: a sagittal plane model.
1999 · cited by 0
Spinal column height changes in response to externally applied forces such as traction.
Mechanical Changes of the Lumbar Intervertebral Space and Lordotic Angle Caused by Posterior-to-Anterior Traction Using a Spinal Thermal Massage Device in Healthy People.
2021 · cited by 0
Vertical traction forces applied to the lumbar sections cause significant increases in intervertebral space height.