Symptoms of growing pains include pain in the lower extremities.
Growing pains are usually seen in young children, children’s bones and muscles in the process of growth and development due to the exuberance of growth caused by the physiological pain, but not all children in the process of growth will appear growing pains. The clinical manifestation is a dull pain in the lower limbs, most common in the bilateral knee joints, the location is not fixed, but can also occur in the hip, calf or ankle joints, usually normal activities are not affected.
Growing pains are difficult to clarify with specific tests and are often diagnosed by ruling out other conditions. Growing pains have no effect on a child’s growth and usually do not require treatment.
If the pain in the lower limbs is not relieved, or is accompanied by other symptoms, it is important to seek medical attention to identify the cause and provide targeted treatment.