Patient's question:
My son is 12 years old this year and is about to graduate from elementary school. But recently, the baby often says his legs hurt. Looking at his legs, there are no bumps or bruises. The doctor said it's growing pains. How long do growing pains usually last?Doctor's answer:
Growing pain refers to pain in the area around the knee joint or the front of the lower leg in children, with no history of trauma in these areas and normal activity. There is no redness, swelling, or tenderness in the local tissues. After examining the child and ruling out other possible conditions, it can be determined to be growing pain. Growing pain is mostly caused by physiological pain due to relatively high activity levels in children, rapid growth of long bones, and poor coordination between local muscle and tendon development. The clinical manifestations are typically muscle pain in the lower limbs, and it often occurs at night.