Open AccessGrowing Pains
Author(s) -
S.M Mei Wulan
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
indonesian journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2621-7678
pISSN - 2252-8199
DOI - 10.36803/ijpmr.v5i01.200
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , massage , physical therapy , musculoskeletal pain , intervention (counseling) , disease , pain syndrome , alternative medicine , psychiatry , pathology
Growing pains (GP) are common in children due to chilhood musculoskeletal pain. The prevalence ofgrowing pain ranges from 3-37% of children. GP have typical clinical characteristics, but the etiology andits development into non-inflammatory pain syndromes remain inconclusive. GP are not associated withserious organic disease and specific laboratory evidences. The most important action to take is to distinguishbetween benign and severe muskuloskeletal pain in children for addressing proper treatment. The mostappropriate intervention is to explain the natural course of GP, that are administering long acting analgetic atnight under certain circumstances, and applying heating pad, massage and stretching exercise during the day.Keywords: growing pain, benign musculoskeletal pain, non-inflamatory pain