Ankle pain in a 5-year-old child may be related to growth and development, trauma and heel epiphysitis.
1. Growth and development: if the child’s ankle function is normal and there is no other discomfort, it may be caused by growth and development, usually at night.
2. Trauma: If a 5-year-old child is naughty and often runs and jumps, it is easy to sprain the ankle during activities, which can also cause ankle pain.
3. Achondroplasia: If a child’s ankle is often cold or infected with pathogenic bacteria, causing inflammation, such as achondroplasia, it may also cause ankle pain.
5-year-old child ankle pain may also be associated with tendonitis, fractures, etc., parents are advised to take their children to the hospital as soon as possible, after clarifying the cause of the disease, standardized treatment.