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I can't go to sleep cause my leg really hurts


Some kids say it's their calf muscles or their bones. Some just say it hurts. The hurt is what we call growing pains.


Some kids say it’s their calf muscles. Other kids say it’s their bones. And some children just can’t tell you more than that it hurts. The hurt is what we call growing pains.

 

What are growing pains?
Growing pains are not muscle strains or cramps and actually have nothing to do with growth. They’re vague aches and pains that many children experience in their limbs. They occur most often between the ages of 4 and 12. Doctors don’t really know what causes growing pains but they almost always...


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