As parents, if a child experiences physical discomfort during their growth process, they are very nervous because they do not know what causes the discomfort. If they do not receive effective treatment in a timely manner, it is likely to have a negative impact on the child. So, what is the reason for knee pain in a three-year-old child?
When a three-year-old child experiences knee pain, the first thing to consider may be growth pain. Growth pain refers to pain around the knee joint or in the front of the calf, which has no history of trauma and can move normally. There is no redness or swelling in the local tissue, and there is no pressure pain. Growth pain is a physiological pain that does not require special treatment.
If growth pain is excluded, knee pain in three-year-old children may be caused by joint inflammation, commonly including knee synovitis. The occurrence of knee synovitis is related to vigorous activity, trauma, or upper respiratory tract infections in children. For this inflammatory problem, the treatment method is mainly rest, avoiding weight-bearing. For severe pain, anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs can be used for treatment.
In addition, three years old is the age when children are active and often run around or jump up and down. If they accidentally fall or bump into their knees, it may cause knee pain. Therefore, parents should observe whether their children have bruises on their knees and ask if they have fallen or bumped into their knees recently. If so, apply swelling and pain relieving medication to the knee area.
