How to check for growing pains

For patients with suspected growing pains, the examination can be done in this way: First, the patient’s medical history should be inquired, for example, to clarify whether there are any triggering factors for the pain, such as whether the patient has been affected by trauma, cold, or exertion, or whether the patient has recently experienced rapid growth in height. Second, the patient needs to be fully examined physically, for example, to check the site of pain, whether there is pressure pain, percussion pain or bone rubbing sound, bone rubbing sensation and so on, in addition to a series of suspicious diseases need to carry out the corresponding special physical examination. Third, a series of auxiliary examinations should be done for the patient, such as taking plain films of the painful area or measuring the bone density of the patient. In addition, metabolic indexes, such as bone resorption and bone formation, and electrolyte concentration in the patient’s blood can be measured.