The reason why children often complain of leg pain

Children often complain of leg pain, and parents need to be more careful. Pay attention to the cause of the child's leg pain. There are many types of leg pain in children. Some are caused by calcium deficiency when the children are growing, while others are symptomatic. If it is the former, you just need to pay attention to calcium supplementation on a regular basis. If it is the latter, then you need to pay attention and go to the hospital for examination.

The most common cause of lower limb pain is growing pains. When sleeping at night, children often complain of leg pain or lower limb joint pain. The pain will be relieved by rubbing the joints. When I woke up the next morning, the pain was gone and I could move freely. This kind of joint pain is common when children grow, and we call it growing pains. "Children aged 3 to 8 years old, in particular, can grow 7 to 8 centimeters a year. Because bones grow rapidly, while the surrounding nerves, tendons, and muscles grow relatively slowly, pulling pain will occur," said Cheng Fuli.

This pain may be related to rapid growth, excessive fatigue, weather changes, or insufficient trace elements. Characteristics of pain: The pain mostly occurs above and below the knee joint, and is sore or tingling, mostly in the evening or before going to bed. The pain lasts for a few minutes and rarely exceeds an hour. The pain has no obvious fixed location and is not accompanied by redness, swelling or heat. The pain will disappear quickly if hot compress or light massage is applied. Calcium supplementation alone cannot relieve growing pains. "Children who experience growing pains usually like to run and jump, but have poor diets or are picky eaters, such as rarely eating vegetables. It is undeniable that some children will be calcium deficient during this period, but calcium supplementation is not of much help in relieving growing pains." Cheng Fuli introduced that the cause of growing pains is not bones, but soft tissue fatigue. Children cannot absorb excessive amounts of calcium preparations well.

The most important thing in treating growing pains in children is to get enough rest. Soak your child’s feet and calves in hot water every night before going to bed. But when children are not tired, they should be encouraged to move more and exercise their muscle strength. When the pain is severe, you can apply local massage, take painkillers, or take an appropriate amount of vitamin C. With proper rest, exercise, massage, and symptomatic medication, children's growing pains will heal quickly.

The disease needs to be treated with traditional Chinese medicine. We need to be more careful when we discover the disease. The problem of leg pain in children cannot be ignored. Children's leg pain is due to growing pains, so in terms of diet, pay attention to giving children calcium-supplemented foods and eating more vegetables. Also, they need to pay attention to rest and try to ensure adequate sleep. The pain will go away after a while.