In children with growing pains, the pain usually lasts for a few minutes, and in a few cases, more than an hour. Growing pains are most often seen in children aged 3 to 12 years with normal development. It is important to distinguish it from pathologic pain.
Growing pains are usually seen in children with normal development, usually occurring at night, lasting a few minutes, a few will last more than an hour in recurrent episodes, the pain is mostly distributed in the knee or the anterior side of the calf, through the massage or hot compresses can be relieved. With age, most of the symptoms will gradually disappear after 13~14 years old.
Growing pains should be distinguished from pathological pains, if the pain persists and cannot be relieved well, and will not be weakened gradually because of ageing, it is considered as pathological pains, and it is necessary to go to children’s hospitals in time to improve the examination and make a clear diagnosis.