“Are "growing pains" really a thing for kids?”
My son is 9-years-old and feels aches in his bones, and he actually complains about it often. We took him to the doctor, and he had us do an imaging test, but there was 0 abnormalities. Could this be "growing pains"? I really didn't think they were a thing until he started complaining about this achiness.
7 Answers
It is a thing.
Yes, due to bones growing faster than soft tissue structures.
Kids place a good deal of stress on their growth plates, which are the weakest Part of the bone. This is why many fractures happen at the growth plate. When stress is placed on the growth plate it can certainly cause inflammation and microscopic swelling that produces pain. Please contrast that with conditions that occur at the growth plates with high tension
such as Osgood Schlatters, which occurs at the insertion of the knee cap tendon on the shin bone. These conditions are the result of pulling on the growth plate from strong muscles and cause the same type of inflammation and pain, but often require rest ice and medication to calm them down. Always check with your doctor to be sure an accurate diagnosis is made.
Good luck.
such as Osgood Schlatters, which occurs at the insertion of the knee cap tendon on the shin bone. These conditions are the result of pulling on the growth plate from strong muscles and cause the same type of inflammation and pain, but often require rest ice and medication to calm them down. Always check with your doctor to be sure an accurate diagnosis is made.
Good luck.
Yes they are real. Never a bad idea to have a doctor assess your child if he is complaining of pain, though
Growing pains are real. Bone grow and tendons and ligaments have to stretch and adjust. This can make someone quite sore.
Yes, it is related to their growth plates.
No, it’s not, it must be evaluated by a physician.
