{"id":1819,"date":"2018-08-22T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happy-hospitals.com\/blog\/?p=1819"},"modified":"2019-01-28T10:19:54","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T10:19:54","slug":"growing-pains-in-your-childs-arms-or-legs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happy-hospitals.com\/blog\/growing-pains-in-your-childs-arms-or-legs\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Pains in Your Child\u2019s Arms or Legs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\nIf you and your child are losing sleep over growing pains<\/a>, you may wonder why they happen and how to help your child. Legs and knees are most often the areas that ache, though growing pains<\/a> can affect arms too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically, parents voice these concerns during well child appointments, although occasionally parents will schedule office visits separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The odd thing is, what we call growing pains aren\u2019t actually related to growth. But they do affect kids as they\u2019re growing \u2014 generally affecting preschoolers and school-aged children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Myths and facts about growing pains<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

People used to believe that growing pains<\/a> flared up when a child\u2019s bones<\/a> grew at a faster rate than his tendons. That theory has been disproven, but doctors don\u2019t know what does cause them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing pains don\u2019t occur during periods of more rapid growth and they don\u2019t always occur at locations of growth. They may be related to fatigue, postural differences, changes in physical activity and psychological stress \u2014 but we don\u2019t know for sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what we do know:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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