We don't know why, but "growing pains" typically only occur at night. The theory is that it is due to a child's normal daily activities such as running and jumping. Although the pain often seems to parents to be bone pain, it is actually muscle pain. That's why massage and a little TLC from mommy or daddy often seem to help.
Since the pain has been going on for more than a few weeks, check with your pediatrician to make sure nothing else is going on. Other signs you should call your pediatrician are: pain interfering with daily activities such as running, climbing or playing; swollen joints or fever.
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umm... should you be concerned that your kid has been in pain for a month...um YEAH!?!? Pain is not a normal childhood condition, barring bumps scrapes and normal owies.
What are you thinking? ANY TIME a child is in pain, an adult should be concerned?! Why is it you are wasting time on line when you could actually be doing something valuable to assist your kid?!
Contact a pediatric physician/ physical therapist to ask them.
Should we be concerned that you have let your kid wake up in pain for a month without seeking help for heri s the real question.
I have 3 kids and 2 of them are going through this as well. I elevate there legs and use a heating pad (on warm heat) give them alittle tylenol and it helps every time. My hubbys had this since was an infant and no one knows what it is... The pain he said is unbareable so just imagine how it feels on a baby or child...