My kid was always 90+ percentile for height when she was younger. Then when she got an expander (ortho stuff) she stopped growing almost completely for about a year. Then she seemed to resume growing. I have wondered if putting stresses in the jaw forcing it to expand may have triggered something that slowed her growth. Or perhaps it was a coincidence that she plateaued at that time. Now I see this:
>> They found that the cells surrounding the suppressed tissue communicated with the placenta, which then signaled the rest of the organism’s tissues—including the other hind leg—to slow their growth until the hindered limb caught up.
This makes me want someone to study kids growth before, during, and after things like orthodontic treatments. Maybe it really wasn't a coincidence. Putting pressure on the bones to force them apart may have signaled the rest of the body that one part needed to catch up and so the rest slowed down.
>> They found that the cells surrounding the suppressed tissue communicated with the placenta, which then signaled the rest of the organism’s tissues—including the other hind leg—to slow their growth until the hindered limb caught up.
This makes me want someone to study kids growth before, during, and after things like orthodontic treatments. Maybe it really wasn't a coincidence. Putting pressure on the bones to force them apart may have signaled the rest of the body that one part needed to catch up and so the rest slowed down.