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Growing pains are cramping or aching pains that affect your child's legs. The pain typically occurs in the calf muscles at the back of the leg, or muscles in front of the thighs.
Growing pains usually occur in children between 2 – 12 years old.
The term "growing pains" can be misleading as there is no evidence that the pain is due to growth spurts.
Usually, children with growing pains experience pain while they are asleep, which may cause them to wake up. Additional symptoms include:
There is no evidence that the pain is due to growth spurts. Possible reasons for growing pains include:
To confirm your child's diagnosis and treat it correctly, speak to a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon. Your surgeon can help to rule out other conditions, such as growths, occult fractures and indolent infections.
Although growing pains cannot be prevented, you may ease symptoms by:
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