growth spurt?

Question

I just turned 14 in june and i am a male asian. I am currently 5'6. When i was 10-11 i barely grew (i was 5'0) then when i was 12 i was 5'3 and when i turned 13 i was 5'6. I went to the doc. and he told me i had osgood schlatter disease and he told me my growth plates were still open.

My dad is 5'7 and my mom is 5'5 however the rest of my family is 5'10 and above. My mom and dads size are like that cuz they did not have the enough nutrients when they were young, the younger bros and sis were taller cuz my parents had to work so my uncles and aunts are way taller.

So these are my questions:
1. Did i have a growth spurt or am i gonna have between my 14-15?

2. Did i reach my adult height?

3. How much do u think ill grow?

4. What do u think will b my adult height?

5. Will i continue to grow?

Answer 1

It sounds like you have some misconception about Osgood-Schlatter disease. Bear in mind that Osgood-Schlatter disease is a disease affecting the growth plates. It usually causes pain during running, walking, or going up and down the stairs.Osgood-Schlatter disease usually goes as growing stage slows down and it rarely persist beyond the growing stage.

Though Osgood-Schlatter disease is a disease of growth plates, as far as I know it has no effect on the growth and it is not a cause of any abnormalities in the growth rate.

If you have been checked by a doctor and certain that there is no any possible underlying condition to cause an abnormal growth, the following are my answers to your questions:

>>1. Yes,you had the peak of your growth spurt. The peak age of a boy’s adolescent growth “spurt” occurs for usually 2 years between the ages of 12 and 15 for height,reaching an increase in height at its peak at about 3.5–5 inches (8.5–12 cm) per year. Completion of the period of rapid growth usually takes two to four years after it begins .

>>2. As your doctor told you, your growth plates are still open so that means you are still growing and have not yet reached your adult height. Epiphyseal (growth plate) closure and adult height are reached more slowly, at an average age of about 17.5 years.

>>3. You are past the peak of your growth spurt,which will be completed by a slow, steady, and declining growth onwards so how much you will grow more would depend on various factors affecting growth. Growth depends on growth hormone which amount secreted is affected by different factors such as nutrition, sleep, exercise, environmental factors, etc. 90% of your growing will be completed by approximately at the age of 16.5 years.

>>4. With good nutrition, adequate sleep and exercise, good health and healthy environment, you have a great chance to achieve the maximum possible growth you could have. You are now 5'6 and still on the stage of completion of your growth spurt so that means you have not yet reached the 90% of your possible height. It clearly means you can be as tall as the rest of the family provided you are making all the factors for growth favorable at your advantage.

>>5. In terms of height, growth normally subsides with age after adolescence. As of now, you will still continue to grow in a slow, steady and decreasing rate.

Answer 2

All your 5 answers will be satisfied by asking your parents one thing: How tall were you when you were 30 months old, or 2 1/2 years? Because you take that height and double it and that is your adult height which will be attained around 22 years of age. How ever fast you get there is still not known to science. Some do it gradually, some in spurts.