Children crying in the middle of the night leg pain may be due to growing pains, muscle strain, lack of trace elements and other reasons, according to the situation through the application of drugs or physical therapy and other methods to relieve.
1. Growing pains: If a child is in the period of growth and development, it is possible that the growth of long bones grows faster and the local muscles and tendons cause growing pains, which may lead to leg pains and crying in the middle of the night. You can take ibuprofen orally to relieve the pain.
2. Muscle strain: If the child is too much exercise during the day, or overexertion, sprains and other reasons, may cause leg muscle strain, thus appearing in the middle of the night leg pain crying situation. You can use a warm towel or hot water bag to make a hot compress.
3. Lack of micronutrients: children who lack micronutrients due to the increase in nutrients needed by the body, coupled with irrational diet structure and other reasons, may also cause children to cry in the middle of the night with leg pain. You can take calcium carbonate granules, zinc gluconate and other drugs to relieve.
Children with chronic leg pain crying in the middle of the night, it is recommended to take the child to the hospital for further examination and treatment, the specific use of drugs should also be under the guidance of the doctor.