I get a lot of questions about "growing pains," so I thought I would set the record straight. Growing pains have nothing to do with active growth of bones! Who knew?!
Growing pains are actually muscle spasms or aches that typically occur often at night and for no apparent rhyme or reason. Some kids who have had a particularly active day may experience these pains at night but not with every active day. Some kids never have them and others
Posted by: drmolly in pain, arthritis on
Mar 10, 2009
I get a lot of questions about ‘growing pains' so I thought I would set the record straight. Growing pains have nothing to do with active growth of bones! Who knew! They are muscle spasms or aches that occur often at night and for no apparent rhyme or reason. Some kids who have had a particularly active day may experience these pains at night but not with every active day. Some kids never have them and others have them frequently which make
