Calcium deficiency is a common phenomenon among elderly people. When we hear elderly people complain about leg pain, hand pain, and joint pain, it is actually a calcium deficiency phenomenon. This situation can also occur in teenagers, but have you ever heard of 3-year-old children also experiencing leg pain and knee pain? How can young children feel the same pain in their bodies as the elderly? Let's learn about it together!
What's wrong with a 3-year-old baby's knee pain
In fact, this belongs to growth pain, which mostly occurs in the spring when children grow and develop quickly before and after school age. It is mainly related to the relatively increased activity of children during this period, the rapid growth of long bones, and the uncoordinated growth and development of local muscles and tendons. Growth pain is mainly manifested as pain in the limbs, especially in the thighs of both lower limbs.
The characteristic is that it is generally mild, mostly bilateral, and the pain lasts for a long time, sometimes several months or longer. The pain usually occurs in the afternoon and evening, and disappears after a night's rest. Growth pain is a physiological pain that is temporary and will improve after a period of time, and does not require treatment. When encountering leg pain in children, parents should pay attention to whether it is persistent pain, whether there is claudication and joint deformity, whether there is joint swelling. If there are no above symptoms, only intermittent leg pain, then even if the child cries and is restless, there is no need to be overly nervous.
How to solve knee pain
Shifting attention is an effective method for children to ignore pain. Parents can attract sick children by telling stories, playing games, playing toys, watching cartoons, and other methods.
Treating sick children should be more considerate than usual, because parental encouragement and emotional support are the most important pain relief remedies for children, sometimes even more effective than medication.
A hot towel can be used to massage or apply heat to the painful area of the child, which can alleviate their tension and relieve the discomfort caused by the pain. When massaging, be sure to pay attention to the intensity of kneading. Let the child fall asleep under gentle caresses. Growth pain is not a disease, and there is no need to restrict the child's activities. However, if the pain is severe, it is important to encourage the child to rest more, relax their muscles, and avoid strenuous activities. Consuming more nutrients that can promote the growth of cartilage tissue, such as milk, bones, walnuts, and eggs.
Growth pain is something that many people experience because they grow too fast. In fact, it is a good thing for children to grow too fast. Proper exercise, stretching exercises, and more calcium supplementation are all beneficial for children's physical growth. Teenagers and elderly people should also supplement more nutrients to maintain normal bodily functions.
