Does anyone else suffer from 'growing pains' ??

Question

I have suffered pains in my ankles since I was a baby and my mother always referred to them as 'growing pains'.
What are they exactly and why do I get them?

Answer 1

I had them in my legs when I was a teenager and my mother told me the same thing.

Answer 2

The thing most recogonized to help was calcium citrate with magnisium. Soak in hot water with epsom salts.

Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 3

When your body goes through a swift growth spurt some pain is not uncommon. Try taking paracetomol and have a warm bath before bed if sleep is affected. If both legs affected equally there is normally nothing to worry about. Do consult your doctor if you find one leg is persistantly painful and the other fine.

Good luck - You will grow out of it - it takes time.

Answer 4

I suffer from back pain all the time myself. I am lean as i weigh around 150 pounds and am 6 feet tall. I'd say just try getting a lot of calcium for strong bones.

Answer 5

I used to get them a lot when i was about 8 at the backs of my knees, warm towels help the pain. Not sure why they hurt so much, can only assume it' your joints trying to keep up with the rest of your body changing

Answer 6

when my daughter was 12/13 she had them realy bad they kept her awake at night and often cry,d with the pain, she is 14 now and doesnt get them as often, but it used to upset me to see her so distressed and there wasnt much that could be done other than pain killers, i was told they are because your legs are growing

Answer 7

My daughter was diagnosed with it. The doctor said it was because her legs were growing too fast. I was told to just put warm compresses on her legs, massage and give her Tylenol.