Baby growth pains, parents not to panic

\"Growing pains\" what exactly is it?

Growing pains is a physiological phenomenon unique to period of growth and development of children, found in 3~12sui normal growth and development of children. Growth mainly for intermittent attacks of pain in lower extremity pain. Pain, mostly dull pain or needle-like pain or even severe distraction pain. Part of pain in the knee, followed by the thigh and leg parts, or front of the lower leg bone. Intermittent attacks of pain is irregular, often occurs at night, ranging from several minutes to several hours, no walk, body activity is not restricted. At the onset of pain is not associated with systemic symptoms such as fever, rash.

Causes of pain in children mainly has following several points:

· Rapid bone growth of children, especially children 3~6sui, rapid bone growth and extremity peripheral nerves, tendons, muscle growth is relatively slow, thus pulling pain.

· Metabolite accumulation in children with excessive activity, or organizations in the developing too many metabolites, excretion cannot quickly clear, give rise to accumulation of acid metabolites, resulting in muscle soreness.

· Tibia tibia bending of the leg bending when children start learning, in order to adapt to this phenomenon, the human will to a certain degree of compensatory knee valgus. With the growth of the body, most children rely on leg muscle strength, will gradually make tibia bending knee valgus deformity of both temporary and correction, and few child care is not corrected in a timely manner, in order to maintain joint stability , leg muscles must always keep tension, pain occurs.

For growth in the treatment of pain, the most important thing is to rest in a timely manner. After school child, if the knee or leg discomfort, don\'t force your children to do more sport. Before going to bed at night, with hot water to kids bubble foot and lower leg. When pain heavier, may grant partial massages, fomentation, ess

ential balm or James taking painkillers, or the amount of vitamin c. When a child is normally not fatigue, should encourage their participation in activities, exercising muscle strength, to promote natural correction of bending in the tibia.

Once the baby growth pain, parents need not panic. With the growth of age, most of the growth of children with pain will disappear when close to puberty, for normal growth and development of children will not have an impact, even if remnants of recurrent attacks of pain will not joint deformity.