PEDIATRICS

*GROWING PAIN IN CHILDREN
GROWING PAIN IS FREQUENTLY SEEN IN CHILDREN 8-10 YEARS OLD AND SOMETIMES IN 3-5 YEARS OLD TOO.IT IS PAIN OF BOTH LEGS AND ITS FREQUENCY IS ABOUT 30 PER CENT.IT IS USUALLY FELT IN BOTH LEGS OR BOTH FEET ,AND SOMETIMES IN GROINS,CALFS OR SOLE.
THE REASON IS USUALLY EXERCISE,PHYSICAL AND SPORT ACTIVITIES,WHICH MAY CAUSE INFLAMMATION OF MUSCLES,TENDON AND LIGAMENTS.IN ADULTS AND GROWN UPS ALSO GROWING PAIN MAY BE SEEN IN LEG MUSCLES AFTER A DAY OF ACTIVITIES.
GROWING PAIN WILL RELIEVE BY MASSAGE,REST AND SOMETIMES PAIN KILLERS.
GROWING PAIN OF TEENAGERS IS BECAUSE OF THEIR FASTER GROWTH OF 3-4 INCHES A YEAR AND ADAPTATION OF ORGANS WITH LEGS.THIS TYPE OF PAIN TOO DOES NOT NEED AN ESSENTIAL TREATMENT AND LIKE GROWING PAIN OF CHILDREN IS A PART OF NATURAL PROCESS OF GROWTH.