Growing Pains in Children
Growing pains in children could be up to one quarter of all children at some stage. The condition can be embarrassing, but to limit themselves and go on their own eventually. The real concern is the diagnosis that the term is often used to throw a term for all pains in the legs in children and there are some potentially serious problems that can be dismissed as growing pains.
The true syndrome Growing pains is a bad cramping pain in the upper calf muscle just behind theKnee, which usually wakes the child from sleep and takes about 20 minutes. It is most common in the age group 4-5 years, but can occur up to 12 years. The pain has no influence on the activities of the next few days. The pain did not occur during the day, and if they do, must take into account anything else. The pain is not too deep into the bone or the knee, and if so, must take into account anything else. There are no special offers on the spot, so if something else needs to beconsidered.
If the symptoms do not) with the classical criteria for growing pains (in the upper leg and in the night, then the differential diagnosis must be a juvenile form of arthritis in the knee examined, and a referral of pain from the hip or a bone cancer when the pain in the bones deep.
The cause of the problem is not known proposed by a number of theories, including the biochemical disorders, hormonal disorders and muscle fatigue. We found no evidence yetto support any cause.
Parents and the child must be confident about the benign and self-limiting nature of this condition. When a child wakes up with the pain, then simply rub or massage the legs is usually all that is necessary for the child to fall asleep again. In severe cases, anti-inflammatory drugs may help at bed time. The condition is self limiting and resolve on its own eventually.
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