Post by masders on Feb 15, 2024 9:43:59 GMT
Sometimes it happens that small children suddenly feel severe pain in the leg area (usually when they grow up fast). They have no swelling, no redness, their movements are regular, but the children complain of pain in the leg muscles. Children sometimes cry from the pain, it is sometimes so strong that it can wake them up from sleep and this whole situation seems dramatic. These pains can be repeated, and parents in a moment of panic urgently go to the doctor for a checkup. Dr. Maja Kaliçanin Markovska, specialist in orthopedic surgery, answers the most frequent questions of parents regarding the appearance of pain during growth in children. At what age do the pains appear? They can appear very early, even at the age of 3, but usually, in most children, they appear at the age of 5-12. Very rarely they can appear after the age of 12.
Why do they appear? In fact, the real cause is not known! There is even no strong data showing that growth is directly related to the occurrence of these pains. What is known and more clear is the fact that these pains appear in children who have been more active during the day - running, jumping or jumping, going up and down (sports competitions, training, intense games). During the winter season, these pains Moldova Email List can appear after skiing. There are opinions which say that this has to do with a kind of "muscle inflammation", due to increased physical efforts. According to some other opinions, the soft tissues (muscles, tendons, fascia) cannot follow with the same intensity the rapid increase in the length of the bones / skeleton, and these soft tissues, instead of growing, are pulled by in which there is an excessive contraction of the blood vessels and nerves that pass through them, and the body manifests them as pain. They usually appear in children who have a lower pain threshold – who tolerate less pain, but this is not always the case.
This type of pain can appear even in "strong" and patient children. It has been shown that children with frequent growing pains tend to have headaches and sometimes abdominal (belly) pain. How do you distinguish them? Children usually complain of cramp-like pain, or unusual pulling of the muscles in the legs. Always complain of pain in the legs, in the thighs (in the front) or in the balls of the feet (the lower part of the leg muscle), sometimes in the back of the knee (but not the front of the knee) . The pain is not accompanied by other symptoms (temperature, fever, limited movement, redness or swelling), after the pain passes, the child behaves normally, as if nothing had happened. How often do they appear? Sometimes the pains appear often, several days in a row, and sometimes they may not appear for a long time.
Why do they appear? In fact, the real cause is not known! There is even no strong data showing that growth is directly related to the occurrence of these pains. What is known and more clear is the fact that these pains appear in children who have been more active during the day - running, jumping or jumping, going up and down (sports competitions, training, intense games). During the winter season, these pains Moldova Email List can appear after skiing. There are opinions which say that this has to do with a kind of "muscle inflammation", due to increased physical efforts. According to some other opinions, the soft tissues (muscles, tendons, fascia) cannot follow with the same intensity the rapid increase in the length of the bones / skeleton, and these soft tissues, instead of growing, are pulled by in which there is an excessive contraction of the blood vessels and nerves that pass through them, and the body manifests them as pain. They usually appear in children who have a lower pain threshold – who tolerate less pain, but this is not always the case.
This type of pain can appear even in "strong" and patient children. It has been shown that children with frequent growing pains tend to have headaches and sometimes abdominal (belly) pain. How do you distinguish them? Children usually complain of cramp-like pain, or unusual pulling of the muscles in the legs. Always complain of pain in the legs, in the thighs (in the front) or in the balls of the feet (the lower part of the leg muscle), sometimes in the back of the knee (but not the front of the knee) . The pain is not accompanied by other symptoms (temperature, fever, limited movement, redness or swelling), after the pain passes, the child behaves normally, as if nothing had happened. How often do they appear? Sometimes the pains appear often, several days in a row, and sometimes they may not appear for a long time.