The causes of calf pain in children are complicated, and the common ones are infectious factors, calcium deficiency, children growing too fast, excessive exercise, trauma, osteochondroma, etc.
1. Infectious factors: if the child’s body is infected by viruses, bacteria and other microbial infections, resulting in benign gastrocnemius muscle inflammation, there may be symptoms of calf pain, which usually has the phenomenon of elevated creatine kinase, it will take about a week to recover.
2. Calcium deficiency: if the child’s body lacks calcium, resulting in rickets or gastrocnemius muscle spasm, etc., there will also be symptoms of calf pain.
3. Children grow too fast: if the child grows and develops too fast, due to the mismatch of bone and muscle tendon, there will also be symptoms of calf pain, usually joint pain will be more obvious.
4. Excessive exercise: If the child usually exercises too much, making the calf area muscle sprains and strains, can also lead to calf pain.
5. Trauma: some children may suffer from trauma to the calf area, which may also cause pain.
6. Osteochondroma: Osteochondroma belongs to autosomal dominant hereditary disease, if suffering from this disease, usually there will be local pain phenomenon.
It is recommended that children with calf pain actively go to the relevant departments of the hospital for consultation, clear diagnosis, and then according to the situation to deal with.