How to treat growing pains

Patient's question:

Always occurs at night, no redness or swelling, sometimes more likely to occur with more daytime exercise, onset time is unpredictable, sometimes once every few months, sometimes once a week

Doctor's answer:

Growing pains often occur because children have relatively high activity levels and their long bones grow quickly, leading to a lack of coordination between the growth of local muscles and tendons, which results in physiological pain.
The most distinctive feature of growing pains is that they almost always occur at night, though they can also occur during the day. The affected area shows no redness, swelling, or tenderness.
Growing pains are more common in children aged 3-6 and 8-12, with the 3-6 age group being particularly prevalent. It should be noted that growing pains have no impact on a child's growth and development. After this age, growing pains naturally disappear.