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Growth pains, is a normal occurrence in about 25% to 40% of children, most commonly prevalent in the age group of 4 to 12.

• Most of the times, growth pains occur as a result of excessive exercising although there is no fixed time for the occurrence of growth pain in your kid, it often occurs late evening or night after the child has had an athletic day.
• The areas where this kind of pain is most concentrated is in the muscles rather than the joints and that’s why you see your growing kids complaining of pain in the calves, thighs, or behind the knees. These are only muscle pain
• Growth pain normally eases after some massaging and light rubbing. Moreover, it may not occur daily, some days it may be high or low and some days it may not be at all. The intensity of the pain varies from child to child and from the activities performed in the day.
• One way of knowing your child has growth pain, is to check the way he/she responds to touch, when in pain. A child who has growth pain, will feel better when the area that is in pain, is gently caressed and held, but if it is a pain that is the result of a serious underlying medical condition, the child will cringe, when the affected area is attempted to be touched.

To know more see Deal with Growth Pains in kids

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