do your kids have growing pains..?

Deals_2

thanks for any feedback.

RoseFairy

although many say they don't exist i think they do. i remember leg pains. my shins used to ache
my childrens, ankles and legs hurt too. and they mainly feel them at night when the body becomes relaxed and they are more aware of pains then. i can only massage them with deep heat and encourage them to exercise a bit like running and skipping to help exercise the muscles too,.

anguk

My son used to get terrible pains in his ankles and legs to the point where he would come in from school and have to go around on his hands & knees with his feet stuck in the air! He had scans and x-rays but they came back alright and the doctor said the pain was caused by his bones growing quicker than his tendons, or something like that. I think growing pains are worse if your child has growth spurts, my son always seemed to grow by an inch overnight and he had terrible pains but my daughter has grown gradually and had no pains at all.

pink_princess

My daughter 14 in a few days,has terrible one s in her back.I believe its because her height has shot up so quickly.I just give her a hot water bottle to place on to ease it.

skypie123_2

I remember being plagued by these as a child. usually in my shoulders and arms

squidge60

dont know about growing pains but my dd is always complaining about her knees,and the 2 docs she has seen have said its common with girls

ames100

my sister used to get them in her legs and i had back problems at like 14/15

onetomany

yea i think my oldest has them hes 12 and 5ft 5(about i think lol) he seamed to get them when he was growing i thought it was when bones dont grow at the same rate as the muscle/tendions , my youngest is in pain most nights but he has low muscle tone so hard but hes tall, ive tried massage with no luck

ailuro2

my DD has had this on and off since she was 3, she's now 10, gets them occasionally, then has a growth spurt, at least now she understands why, and looks forward to the new clothes that extra height brings her.;)

Skint_Catt

I remember them in my legs especially. Not nice, but not overly painful just achy.

glitter123

When my son was a teen he had lots of knee pain. It was diagnosed as Osgood-Schlatter Disease. Very common during growing spurts