What are the common parts of growth pain?

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When it comes to growth pain, many parents may not know much about it. In the process of children's growth and development, growth pain is a very common situation. In life, many parents mistakenly think that growth pain is a manifestation of calcium deficiency, but it is not. Growth pain is not a disease, it is caused by the rapid growth of children's bones. What are the common parts of growth pain? Let's talk about it

What are the common parts of growth pain?

Science believes that growth pain is caused by children's bone growth is too fast, but ligament and muscle growth speed is slow, the two growth speed is not coordinated caused by a kind of pain. Under normal circumstances, the most common parts of growth pain are three, one is the knee, two is the calf, three is the front of the thigh. In addition, there are also individual children's growth pain in the groin, this situation is rare.

Growth pain has its own characteristics. First of all, growth pain mostly occurs in children, especially in children aged 3 to 12. Children in this age group grow faster and have more activity, so they are most prone to growth pain. Secondly, growth pain is often manifested as muscle pain rather than joint or bone pain. Third, growth pain occurs mostly at night.

Once children have leg pain, many parents will mistakenly think it is calcium deficiency. In fact, leg and knee pain caused by growth pain has nothing to do with calcium deficiency. Even children without calcium deficiency may also have growth pain, and the effect of calcium supplementation on growth pain is not obvious.

matters needing attention

One is to divert children's attention, as much as possible with the child's interest in things to divert children's attention. Second, local massage or hot compress can be used, which can also relieve children's pain to a certain extent. Third, try to reduce children's strenuous exercise, when the baby pain, should avoid strenuous exercise. Fourth, for children to supplement adequate and comprehensive nutrition, reasonable diet, not only to supplement protein, but also eat more vegetables and fruits, supplement vitamins and other substances.