Viral infections are quite insidious and are distinguished by the fact that they are often fraught with complications and provoke serious diseases of various organs and systems of the body. 2-3 weeks after suffering from the flu, when a person begins to lead a full life, he is overtaken by the consequences of a viral infection. It also happens that complications make themselves felt already during influenza and ARVI.
One of the main problems that worries patients is pain in the limbs during illness. Doctors are constantly faced with the following questions: joints hurt after the flu, what to do, or if a child’s legs hurt during an acute respiratory infection, is it dangerous? Today in the article we will look at this pressing issue and talk about how to treat complications after an acute respiratory infection on the joints and why do the calves of the legs hurt after an acute respiratory infection?
Influenza is considered one of the most severe viral diseases ; it is especially dangerous for children, the elderly and patients with weakened immune systems. Most patients complain that their legs hurt during ARVI, often this is a sign of viral intoxication. In patients with problems with the musculoskeletal system, pain in the joints and spine worsens, which is why their legs hurt after an acute respiratory infection. It happens that an exacerbation begins 1-2 weeks after the illness, which is associated with immune restructuring and an allergic reaction to a viral and bacterial infection. Against this background, all chronic diseases worsen and the child’s legs hurt after an acute respiratory infection.
If you do not suffer from acute respiratory infections on your feet, but stick to bed rest, drink plenty of fluids and take anti-inflammatory drugs, then joint pain and aches usually go away within 2-3 days of illness.
When the active phase of the disease is left behind, the patient may again experience manifestations of mono or polyarthritis. A person complains of swelling in the joints, a feeling of stiffness, the leg in the joint area becomes hot and swollen.
Most often, after final recovery, complications from influenza do not develop in the joints. Rarely, complications occur in the joints after an acute respiratory infection in the form of bursitis and chronic synovitis associated with inflammation of the synovial membrane of the joint, as well as perichondritis (inflammation of cartilage tissue).
Thanks to the joints, we can move our arms and legs sideways and up and down. The joints are covered with cartilage tissue, which secretes a special fluid that lubricates the cartilage, which is responsible for ensuring that there is no friction and the bones do not destroy each other. A healthy person moves without thinking about the structure of his joints, which provide freedom of movement, but as soon as we get sick, we begin to feel every bone in our body.
Cartilage is composed of water, collagen and proteoglycan, which give it elasticity and the ability to soften shocks. Infections can destroy cartilage tissue; for example, arthritis caused by chlamydia or the herpes virus often occurs.
Often a child’s legs hurt during an acute respiratory infection or after an illness - this may indicate muscle inflammation . Infectious myositis appears at the height of the flu, a person complains of pain in the legs, cannot walk normally and lean on the affected limb. If adequate measures are not taken, the pain will increase and can lead to muscle atrophy. If a child’s calves hurt after an acute respiratory infection, the doctor will prescribe non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, physiotherapy and massage.
Myositis affects the cervical, lumbar and chest muscles. When the disease spreads to several muscle groups, it is called polymyositis. Pain from myositis intensifies with movement and physical activity, so doctors recommend bed rest. Muscle contraction activates the disease, resulting in joint pain and difficulty moving. Over time, weakness increases and muscles atrophy.
Complications on the legs after an acute respiratory infection in a child can manifest themselves in the form of rheumatoid arthritis, which affects the joints. Over time, arthritis completely destroys joint tissue and leaves a person unable to move. Treating such pathological processes is quite long and difficult, so it is important to promptly detect the symptoms of the disease during the flu and immediately begin therapy before the process spreads to the joints.
If a child’s legs hurt after an acute respiratory infection, then you should contact your local pediatrician for advice and rule out serious complications.
Pain in the legs of a child after an acute respiratory infection may be a sign of rheumatoid polyarthritis - as a result of irreversible changes, the mobility of the joint is limited. In order to prevent the development of pathological processes with such serious consequences, it is necessary to properly treat influenza and ARVI. Untreated viral diseases that are transmitted on the legs provoke dangerous complications. Also note that for rheumatoid polyarthritis, treatment with antibiotics and hormonal drugs is contraindicated.
Typically, inflammation is treated with antibiotics, but therapy is prescribed by the attending physician, taking into account the individual characteristics of the patient and the nature of the disease. Anti-inflammatory therapy in children is carried out only under the supervision of the attending physician.
The lymphatic system and the circulatory system influence the proper circulation of blood in the human body. If their work is disrupted, then cells designed to fight infection accumulate in the lymph nodes. In case of influenza and other infectious diseases, under the influence of antibiotics, exactly this scheme is triggered and the circulatory system is disrupted. Failure of the immune system leads to the destruction of healthy cells. The pathological process in the body negatively affects the joints - the person feels aches and inflammation.
In order to avoid such problems, you need to monitor your diet and daily routine . A person himself must create the conditions for the normal functioning of joints, and for this, muscles and ligaments must work well. In order to create the right conditions for your joints, perform exercises aimed at stretching the joint tissues.
Physical exercise, especially with joint pain, causes discomfort. The next day your joints may become more swollen, but don't give up and keep exercising. To alleviate your condition, it is recommended to apply cold compresses to the joints after training .
After an illness, you need to change your lifestyle, adjust your diet, try to avoid stress, walk a lot and rest well. If a child’s legs hurt after an acute respiratory infection, the doctor will most likely prescribe anti-inflammatory drugs, such as Nurofen or paracetamol. Physiotherapy and massage help a lot. Liquid removes toxins from diseased joints, so you need to drink as much as possible. Remove red meat from the menu, eat more fish and apples.
Often a child’s calves hurt after an acute respiratory infection; in this case, it is necessary to consult with a pediatrician and discuss the possibility of additional examination, because this may indicate viral intoxication or more serious diseases, which we wrote about above. You should definitely consult a doctor if the following symptoms occur:
To prevent infectious diseases and complications of influenza, it is recommended to take additional vitamin complexes and include vitamin C in the diet , which increases the body's resistance to viruses. Eat a lot of cabbage, carrots, fruits, citrus fruits, cranberries and milk in winter. A balanced diet provides the body with all the necessary vitamins and minerals, which has a positive effect on the immune system. Walk and rest a lot, because good sleep strengthens the nervous system and improves physical condition.
During an epidemic, follow the rules of personal hygiene, rinse your nose with saline solutions after visiting public places, wash your hands and try to touch your face as little as possible. Ventilate the apartment more often, do wet cleaning, and if you have a child in the house, it is advisable to humidify the air so that the baby’s nasal mucosa does not dry out and can protect him from viruses and bacteria.
The baby's gait changes or he begins to complain that his legs hurt. Parents should not ignore these complaints, because the problem may be much more serious than it seems at first glance. There are many reasons for pain in the lower extremities. Diseases that are accompanied by such a symptom are far from harmless.
Most often, doctors are consulted with complaints of pain in the knees, which is shooting in nature. No less often, children complain of aching legs in the morning or in the evening. Often the baby says that his feet hurt.
If no additional symptoms are added to these complaints, most likely there is no danger or the problem is easily remedied. But swollen and reddened joints, pain that does not go away throughout the day, accompanying aching or sharp pain in the spine, hip joint, general malaise, and retarded physical development should alert both the doctor and parents. Such children need a thorough examination, which will include x-rays, ultrasound of joints and blood vessels, and MRI.
A full examination with mandatory blood tests should also be performed in case of spasms of the calf muscle. This condition is referred to as “cramped leg.”
If your child has cramps in his legs every day and more than once, if this problem bothers you at night, you should definitely consult a doctor as soon as possible.
Most often, small children aged 2-3-4-5 years, a little older and teenagers complain of pain in the legs. In both cases, the appearance of discomfort is usually associated with the most natural cause - the rapid growth of bones, which the muscular skeleton and ligaments do not always “keep up with”.
This is due to the fact that until the age of 6-7 years, there are not enough elastic fibers in the child’s body. The peculiarity of a child’s body is that the feet and calves grow faster than the other parts of the limb. It is clear that they require increased blood supply. And it can only be during the day, when the child runs, jumps, plays, when his muscles work. At night, the intensity of blood circulation slows down somewhat, hence the appearance of pain.
Such physiological pain is not a disease, but parents still need to monitor the gait and condition of the child, and often pay attention to the time when the pain occurs (do the legs hurt after sleep or after a long walk, is the pain related to the weather, etc.). Most often, physiologically caused discomfort occurs in the evenings, after the child has been moving all day. They are aching in nature, with especially severe pain in the knees, ankles, and Achilles tendons.
If there is usually no discomfort and the syndrome occurs suddenly, this may indicate the presence of an injury. Children, especially active and enthusiastic ones, may not notice how, in the midst of play, they sprain, twist or bruise their leg, and a little later, when the kids calm down, the pain reveals itself in all its glory. You should carefully examine your leg for swelling, bruises, wounds, if necessary, apply cold to the damaged area and go to the emergency room.
If the cause of pain is inflammatory processes in the joints, such complaints cannot be ignored. A huge number of diseases, both infectious, vascular, neurological, and musculoskeletal, can cause such an unpleasant symptom. These ailments can be either congenital or acquired.
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How do they hurt? Don't they go numb? Warming doesn't relieve pain? Wrap up in a warm shower or in a blanket.
No, they don’t go numb, they don’t drag, but they hurt. She wraps them in a blanket, which means she helps at least a little
As a child, I also had pain in my legs, namely in my calves, but I didn’t notice much during the day, but at night I also cried because my legs were twisting a lot. By the age of 7, they say that this happens due to spasmodic growth .
To a psychologist? Children often attribute illnesses to themselves, attracting attention. Especially when it suddenly begins and ends unexpectedly... With good analyses..
Growing pains at night. Arthritis would have been found for you.
This is the case with us too. We visited the doctors, the orthopedist said that there were growing pains. Mostly at night. I give Nurofen half and not every time, so as not to get used to it.
Do they often hurt? It happens here in the evening, during the day, and even in the morning. It happens once a month, sometimes it hurts for a week in a row every day.
Yes, we were also told that we need to go to dance or athletics
My son’s legs hurt until he was 6 years old, he rubbed them with a warming ointment, now he is 8 years old, he rarely complains, apparently when his legs get cold. My feet also often hurt when I was a child. My dad made me walk barefoot on rocks and rivers in the summer, and over time my feet stopped hurting at night.
But by the way, yes, we were barefoot on the river all summer, and we never had an attack. Today happened for the first time since May
This happened to me as a child. Also, no matter which doctors my parents took me to, they didn’t really say anything. One answer is growing. But my legs still hurt so much sometimes. Any painkiller helps, even paracetamol 1/2 tablet. As a child, lying with my feet up on the wall also helped a little.
I had this happen as a child, I rubbed it with alcohol-based cologne, it helped a little, and as I got older I started taking painkiller pills. Then I realized that there was not enough calcium, my legs started to hurt, I ate cottage cheese, it went away
The middle one complained of pain in her leg, at first I thought she was making it up. But one morning she ran towards me and fell, she couldn’t get up anymore, her leg couldn’t straighten. We went to the surgeon on the same day, from the surgeon to the injury, from the injury to the hospital. Only the rheumatologist saw that it was arthritis, the rest shrugged their shoulders - the tests were clear, they didn’t see anything special in the picture. We took a course of medicine and applied Voltaren, on the second day I was already going well and nothing hurt. Now we are undergoing examination. We took biochemistry and are waiting for the results.
My daughter has connective tissue dyspdasia and, as a result, deformity of her legs. My legs have been hurting for a very long time. In this case, the idiot helps us. You can wrap your legs with a scarf or warm scarf. And a massage.
In general, we do massage, electrophoresis, and paraffin several times a year. At home, courses of chaoino-salt baths. After a course of treatment it becomes easier.
Growing pains. Nurofen and a hot bath help my son.
My son’s legs have been hurting since he was 5 years old, this is normal, he grows easily. When I have pain, I rub it with cologne and wrap my legs in a blanket, it helps us, try it
Have you tried calcium, magnesium, B vitamins?
We tried it, he drinks it in courses every six months. It has become less frequent, but there are still attacks
My hands hurt so much when I was a teenager. Turned out to be carpal tunnel syndrome.
My mother also bandaged me
You know, as a child, an iodine mesh helped me with such pain. And now it helps.
Where should I apply it? The entire leg from the knee and below? If everything hurts
Yes. Draw from the knee and below. Preferably overnight
I have two sons. The older one, up to 7 years old, had this, they were also examined, but the doctors did not reveal anything. Somehow it grew unnoticed. Now the youngest is 5 years old, it manifests itself more strongly for him, especially at night. The examinations also revealed nothing. I read on the forum on story.mi that this is due to intensive growth, they advised me to apply warming ointments, I applied turpentine. It helps, my son falls asleep. By the way, both sons are very tall, the eldest is 13 years old, height 185 cm, the youngest is 5 years old, height 134 cm. Try warming ointments, maybe you too due to intensive growth
We tried warming ones, but they didn’t help. So far only Nurofen helps
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Doctors note leg pain among all common childhood diseases. They can appear for a variety of reasons, both harmless and not so, when they serve as a symptom of the development of serious illnesses. If a child complains of pain in the legs, this may indicate the development of a number of diseases that have different causes and manifestations. Therefore, in each case, it is necessary to clearly clarify the exact localization of pain that can form in muscles, bones, and so on. Such sensations can occur at any age of the child, but in isolated cases there is no need to run to a medical facility, but it is not recommended to ignore severe attacks of pain. The first thing to do is to determine the source of the combat syndrome as precisely as possible.
The appearance of pain in the lower extremities is typical for children aged two to nine years. The peak of this disease is considered to be between five and six years of age. In this case, the child often complains of pain in the legs, especially when he has to stand or walk. It also happens that pain is observed in the morning, in the first half hour after waking up. Several decades ago, doctors explained this by the fact that the child’s body does not have enough vitamin D, as well as the rapid growth of the child.
But with the development of immunology, it became clear that in most cases pain is caused by inflammatory processes of a chronic nature, for example, inflammation of the adenoids or urinary tract, dysbiosis, etc. The reason for this is a rheumatic reaction to an infectious process. Reactions to vaccinations may also occur; in this case, children's immunity is weakened and tense, and it cannot cope with infections. Therefore, immune cells attack the tendons, causing pain at the muscle attachment points. With streptococcal infection, the child also complains that his legs hurt. There are many reasons for this disease; we will consider the most common of them below.
In childhood, the structure and development of bone tissue, ligaments, and muscles occurs, the features of which depend on nutrition, metabolism and growth rate. The child's legs and feet grow quickly, so there must be a good blood supply in these places. Tissues that grow are supplied with blood through blood vessels. But they have a small amount of elastic fibers, so during physical activity, blood circulation in the limbs increases, bones and muscles grow and develop normally. At rest, the child complains of pain in the legs, at night vascular tone decreases, and unpleasant sensations appear.
In childhood, pain and cramps often appear in the lower extremities, in particular in the muscles of the feet and calves, due to a lack of vitamin D, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus in the body. Pain in joints and bones may also occur. In this case, deformation may be observed in the bones. Calcium deficiency can be determined using a blood test.
When a viral infection is observed in the body, a fever appears, the child complains of pain in the legs. Parents can give him paracetamol or other medicine for ARVI. Usually, after treating a cold, the pain syndrome disappears completely. But sometimes the pain is very severe and prolonged, in which case it is recommended to immediately call a doctor. Otherwise, complications may occur. Pain syndrome can also be observed with caries, tonsillitis, adenoids and other infectious diseases.
Bruises and injuries are the most common causes of leg pain, especially if the child is very active and energetic. They usually heal on their own and the pain goes away, but in some cases they can cause lameness. The child often cannot stand on his feet, so it is recommended to consult a specialist who will prescribe an x-ray to identify the causes of discomfort. Older children often strain the muscles in their lower extremities, as well as ligaments. Pain can also be caused by knee bruises, ingrown toenails, uncomfortable shoes and tendon sprains.
Such ailments are mainly observed in adolescents; they are caused by low blood pressure, decreased vascular tone, pain in the legs and other parts of the body. Pain often appears at night. In this case, the child complains of pain in the legs, head, abdomen, joints and bones, and heart. Sleep disturbance may occur. With congenital pathology of the cardiovascular system, blood flow is reduced, so children may stumble when walking and fall. This is due to the fact that fatigue and pain appear in the legs.
In some cases, children may develop scoliosis, flat feet, curvature of the spine and incorrect posture, as well as varicose veins and renal prolapse. In this case, the center of gravity is transferred to the legs, maximum pressure is applied, and the load on the muscles becomes large. All this provokes pain when running, walking and jumping.
If a person is overweight, the entire load falls on the joints and bones of the lower extremities, which are also growing. Therefore, they cannot cope with this load, which provokes the appearance of pain with minimal physical activity. If a child complains of pain in the legs, the causes of which lie in obesity, it is necessary to reduce weight with the help of diets, then the discomfort will go away.
They can provoke the appearance of pain in the limbs and osteochondropathy, which include:
Arthritis, which is an inflammation of the joints, is quite common in children. Often the child complains of pain in the legs, high fever, intoxication, lethargy, and lameness. The disease appears in some cases after a streptococcal infection, intestinal or genitourinary. The disease is caused by the immune system's reaction to antibodies. Sometimes the disease is chronic and constantly progresses, which can lead to disability.
Parents must first find out where the pain is localized: in a bone, joint or muscle. They should establish at what time the discomfort appears, what it is associated with, and when the pain first appeared. Then it is recommended to examine the child, determine whether there are redness and swelling on the limbs, whether the joint hurts when touched and whether it is hot, and also monitor the child’s movements. If necessary, you should seek help from a medical facility.
When a child complains of leg pain, which is accompanied by inflammation and redness of the joints, or if a fracture or sprain is suspected, as well as if there has been lameness for a long time, you should consult a doctor. He will make a diagnosis and prescribe appropriate treatment. This is done by specialists such as a neurologist, hematologist, pediatrician or orthopedist. If the joint turns brown, this may indicate an infection has entered the body. If, for example, a 4-year-old child complains of leg pain in the morning for a long time, this may indicate that he has Still's disease or leukemia. Doctors will prescribe blood and urine tests, conduct diagnostics using ECG and X-rays, and then make an accurate diagnosis. In any case, parents are obliged to monitor their children, feed them properly, and not limit their movements. A child’s diet must contain all the nutrients necessary for the normal development of the body.
Having consulted a doctor and found out why the child complains of leg pain, it is necessary to carry out appropriate treatment. Thus, antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are used to treat arthritis. For Perthes disease, calcium and vitamins are prescribed, as well as electrophoresis and massage, and in some cases they resort to surgery. With Schlatter-Osgood disease, the child is restricted from movements that put stress on the knee joints. It is recommended to engage in swimming and therapeutic physical exercise. Anti-inflammatory and painkillers are also used, and electrophoresis is prescribed. For flat feet, it is necessary to use orthopedic shoes, massage and exercise therapy are indicated. VSD and hypotension require stabilization of blood pressure and increased vascular tone. If pain is associated with the growth of the child, it is recommended to rub the limbs with warming ointments, massage and foot baths.
Parents often hear their child complain of leg pain. Children aged 3 to 10 years are especially likely to experience such symptoms. During the day, as a rule, nothing bothers the baby. But in the evening or at night, unpleasant discomfort appears. Many parents attribute such symptoms to ordinary overwork and do not give them due importance. Such an attitude is unacceptable, and sometimes is fraught with the development of serious pathologies. Let's look at why leg pain may occur and in what cases you should consult a doctor.
This is the most common reason. Unpleasant sensations are provoked by a high growth rate and active metabolism. The discomfort may continue until puberty. After all, the growth of the baby at this time increases as a result of lengthening of the legs. In this case, the feet and legs grow most intensively. These are the areas that need increased blood circulation.
The vessels responsible for blood supply are not yet elastic enough at this age. Therefore, they function best under load. Thus, while the child is moving, he does not experience discomfort. But during rest, the tone of the arteries and veins decreases. Blood circulation deteriorates. As a result of this reason, a child’s legs most often hurt at night.
Caring parents should definitely listen to the complaints of the baby. After all, growing pains can be somewhat reduced. To do this, you just need to massage your baby’s legs and feet. As a result, blood circulation will increase, and discomfort will significantly decrease or disappear completely.
Various pathologies associated with the musculoskeletal system are considered fairly common phenomena in children. It can be:
Often, as a result of precisely such violations, a child’s legs hurt. The reasons are a shift in the center of gravity. The load is unevenly distributed on the lower limbs. Most often, one specific area of a child’s leg is affected: the foot, thigh, lower leg or joint.
Constant pressure causes the child's legs to hurt.
For an energetic and active baby, such phenomena are rather the norm. In most cases, bruises and sprains are completely insignificant. As a rule, the child complains of leg pain for a couple of days. Then everything goes away on its own.
However, in some situations the situation is more complicated. And if a serious injury is visible from the first minutes, then there are also microtraumas that are invisible to the human eye. Such conditions are often provoked by excessive physical activity, because modern children attend many sections and clubs.
The danger is that microtrauma is invisible to others, and even the child himself may not be aware of it. Namely, it can subsequently lead to serious complications.
Sharp pain in joints or muscles indicates tissue damage. If discomfort is accompanied by swelling or redness, as well as a local increase in temperature, be sure to consult a specialist. This condition requires careful diagnosis. After all, there could have been an infection. In this case, the child may develop septic arthritis. Inadequate treatment can lead to irreversible damage to the joint.
Sometimes the reasons why a child’s legs hurt may be hidden in the nasopharynx. This condition is caused by:
It is extremely important to implement the necessary preventive measures in a timely manner:
In some cases, leg pain is the first symptom of developing rheumatism or rheumatoid arthritis.
A similar clinic may arise against the background of pathologies of the endocrine system:
These ailments are accompanied by impaired bone mineralization. Sometimes discomfort in the legs is the first sign of certain blood pathologies. Therefore, if the pain is constant, parents should definitely show the baby to the doctor.
This is a disease that manifests itself as disorders of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. A child who has this pathology cannot tolerate any physical activity extremely well.
Most often, with this diagnosis, parents notice that their child’s legs hurt at night. Symptoms are quite often accompanied by the following clinic:
Discomfort in the legs is a clinical symptom of such ailments. Congenital arterial valve disease or coarctation of the aorta leads to insufficient blood supply to the extremities. As a result, the child experiences pain.
It is difficult for such babies to walk, they often fall, stumble, and get tired very quickly. In these conditions, the pulse in the arms can be felt, but in the legs it is practically absent.
This pathology is also congenital. It is characterized by insufficiency of tissues that make up the heart, veins, and ligaments.
In addition to painful sensations in the limbs, this condition can lead to:
Sometimes, against the background of colds, a child complains of pain in the legs. Flu and acute respiratory infections are often characterized by aching joints and loss of strength. Aching discomfort can cover the entire body.
This condition is not considered abnormal. Therefore, it does not need special attention. As a rule, a child with joint discomfort is prescribed the drug “Paracetamol”. It relieves discomfort.
After recovery, such symptoms completely disappear.
Often, parents whose children have reached the age of 3 notice that the child’s calves hurt. Similar symptoms can be caused by a lack of substances such as calcium, phosphorus, and potassium in the body. Bone tissue begins to grow rapidly, but they do not receive adequate nutrition.
This condition can be triggered by the wrong food. But sometimes a deficiency of substances is caused by poor absorption of these elements. This picture may indicate secondary rickets.
The disease is most often diagnosed in older children or teenagers. With this disease, the child’s legs hurt below the knee. In this case, the discomfort is acute. Pay attention to which area is bothering your child.
Schlatter's disease causes painful discomfort in the front of the knee joint, where the shinbone connects to the kneecap tendon. A characteristic feature of the pathology is the constancy of sensations. No matter what the child does, the pain does not subside. Discomfort bothers you during the day, at night, while moving, while at rest.
As a result, doctors are not ready to say what causes such a disease. But doctors note that most often the disease is diagnosed in children involved in sports.
If your child has pain in his legs, be sure to pay the necessary attention to the symptoms that arise. Sometimes such discomfort may indicate the development of a systemic, quite severe illness - Still's disease.
As a rule, the pathology is accompanied by:
If you notice such clinical manifestations in a child, consult a doctor. Sometimes such signs indicate the initial stage of Still's disease or leukemia.
If treated improperly, the child may experience serious consequences. Still's disease can cause significant vision loss.
So, if a child complains of pain in the legs, you should clearly understand when the discomfort is caused by serious reasons, and in what cases there is no reason for concern.
Growing pains are easily relieved by massage and a warm bath. If after such procedures the baby completely gets rid of discomfort, then there is no reason to panic. However, do not forget that frequent pain in the legs is a reason to visit a pediatrician, orthopedist, or surgeon. Such an event, in most cases, will help parents make sure that no pathologies have been identified in the baby. The baby is just growing rapidly.
Discomfort in the legs can be a “bell” of developing ailments if it is accompanied by symptoms:
If you notice any of the symptoms listed above, be sure to visit a doctor. Don’t give a chance for an unpleasant illness to develop in your child’s body.
Causes of pain - diseases
When a child’s legs hurt constantly, you need to show him to a doctor.
The cause of night pain in the leg can be an injury that bothers the child not only at night, but also during the day.
Sometimes a child’s legs hurt and “ache” because the cause is a common cold, sore throat, flu, tonsillitis, or inflammation of the adenoids.
Pain in the child’s legs may also occur due to disturbances in salt metabolism in the body, as well as due to improper mineralization of bones.
Often pain in the legs occurs due to scoliosis or flat feet, when the load of body weight is unevenly distributed over the entire area of the foot.
When a child suffers from back problems, the weight of the body falls not on the area of the foot, but mainly on the knees and shins, which hurt from constant overload.
Causes of pain in the legs can be diseases of the heart, blood, thyroid gland, kidney failure and adrenal gland diseases, as well as diabetes or arthritis.
The attending physician must warn the parents about all such cases, if the child has such diseases.
When the cause of leg pain is not a disease
In children, from the age of three to ten years, or even longer (sometimes until graduation), active growth of legs is observed.
It often happens that the bones of the legs grow faster than the muscles, which is why the muscles are stretched, as a result of which the legs hurt at night, when the child’s body is growing more actively. In addition, at night, when all metabolic processes in the body slow down and the child’s body goes into a state of rest, the pain that children do not feel during the day, due to their mobility, makes itself felt.
How can I help my baby?
Choose comfortable shoes for your child, appropriate size, and preferably made from natural materials. It is important that the shoes lightly fix the foot and that the sole is sufficiently hard. It is unacceptable for a child to constantly wear soft shoes, such as sneakers.
Every mother should be aware of the general health of the child.
You need to know what the general tone of the baby’s body is, whether the temperature is normal, whether the appetite is good, whether the child has caries, whether everything is in order with the stool, and so on.
Be attentive to your child during the day and listen carefully at night.
If your child suddenly wakes up at night and complains that his legs hurt, massage and stroke his legs to calm him down.
If the pain is quite severe and does not allow the child to sleep, you can bandage his legs lightly with an elastic bandage.
If you don’t have a bandage at hand, then put warm socks or leg warmers on your shins, or even just bandage your legs with a warm scarf, scarf, etc.
As for painkillers, you should not give them to your child without the doctor’s permission.
Many children have pain in their legs at night, which prevents them from sleeping. Children cry and complain of twisting pain in their legs, or pain similar to a pulled tendon. This is observed from the ages of 3 to 10 years, and sometimes longer - right up to graduation.
Medicine explains this phenomenon by the fact that during the growth of a child, his legs grow faster than the rest of the body. Bones grow quickly, but muscles cannot keep up with them. It turns out that the muscles are stretched, which is why they hurt.
At night, the child’s legs hurt due to the fact that metabolic processes that actively occur during the day reduce their intensity closer to sleep. Vascular tone and blood flow speed decrease, which is why growing limbs hurt.
Causes of pain in a child's legs
First of all, you need to show the child to the doctor. It often happens that a child’s legs hurt due to certain diseases.
The cause of pain in a child's legs may be flat feet or scoliosis.
Pain can also be associated with back diseases, in which the load is distributed incorrectly throughout the body, passing to the legs and knees. In this case, you need treatment from a surgeon to cure the underlying disease.
Sometimes the cause of leg pain can be a cold, flu or sore throat, adenoid disease or tonsillitis.
Often a leg (or legs) injury causes pain not only at night, but also during the day.
It is necessary to study the general condition of the child: temperature, appetite, whether there are any stool disorders, caries, what is the general tone of the body, etc.
It will be necessary to do the appropriate analyzes and studies. Because in the human body everything is interconnected.
Sometimes pain in a child’s legs is a response to many diseases: diabetes, thyroid problems, kidney and adrenal diseases, blood diseases, heart diseases, arthritis and others.
Impaired bone mineralization or salt metabolism in the body can also cause pain in a child’s legs.
When a child cries at night and complains of pain in his legs, it is enough to simply stroke or massage his legs. The child will calm down, the pain will subside, and a restful sleep will follow.
Sometimes you can bandage your child's shins with an elastic bandage. Just not too tight so that your feet don’t get cold. If there is no elastic bandage at hand, some mothers bandage their children’s legs with a scarf or handkerchief.
You need to listen carefully to the child and watch him day and night.
Shoes for a child should be comfortable, fit the size, and have a hard sole. Wearing sneakers all the time is not recommended.
So, let's start by listing those diseases that can provoke pulling sensations in the legs. The list includes all possible conditions and diseases. Below you can find a detailed description of each of them.
Here's what can cause leg muscles to pull in women and men:
Let's start with a large group of diseases that are associated with impaired vascular tone. They can be associated both with loss of elasticity of large blood vessels and with impaired circulation in the smallest capillaries. This group includes atherosclerosis with damage to blood vessels by atherosclerotic plaques and narrowing of their lumen, varicose veins, obliterating endarteritis, and diabetic angiopathy. All these conditions are associated with blood stagnation and accumulation of oxidation and breakdown products in muscle fibers. They are what give the feeling of heaviness and fatigue in the legs. External manifestations in the primary stages are almost invisible. In advanced cases, you can see thinning of the skin and the appearance of vascular patterns. If left untreated, they can lead to trophic ulcers and limb amputation.
To establish an accurate diagnosis, you need to contact a vascular surgeon and do a duplex scan of the veins and arteries of the lower extremities and pelvis. Be sure to take a blood test for sugar and clotting time. Check your blood platelet levels.
If pulling sensations in the lower extremities are associated with osteochondrosis and damage to the nerve endings in the spinal column. it is quite easy to distinguish them. You should know that:
To confirm the diagnosis, it is enough to do an MRI of the spinal column and make sure that some nerve endings are suffering from compression.
Very often, discomfort in the legs can occur due to a deficiency of microelements and vitamins in the human body. In particular, severe nagging pain in the leg muscles at night, accompanied by convulsions, occurs with a lack of magnesium.
Usually, after starting to take a complex vitamin-mineral preparation, including calcium, magnesium and vitamin C, the pain completely disappears after 2-3 days. To clarify the diagnosis, you can take a blood test for the quantitative content of microelements and vitamins. To avoid this situation, watch your diet. Typically, in women, such symptoms appear after prolonged adherence to diets with limited dietary diversity.
pulling sensations in the legs and muscle cramps in the lower extremities can occur as a result of acute or chronic intoxication of the body. This may be due to impaired renal function, acute infectious diseases and colds. In this case, the following happens:
To prevent and treat this condition, it is necessary to detoxify the body and eliminate the cause that caused it.
A general blood test, a general urinalysis, a biochemical blood test and an ultrasound of the kidneys will help establish the diagnosis. A similar picture is observed with gout and diseases associated with metabolic disorders.
This question is often asked by women who have successfully completed all the proposed examinations. They did not reveal any pathological changes in the vascular and endocrine systems. All blood and urine parameters are normal. No varicose veins are observed. And yet, the pulling sensation in the legs at night persists, despite any methods of treatment and prevention.
Such cases have recently become more common in medical practice. They are connected with the mental state of a person. Restless legs syndrome causes all the same symptoms as varicose veins and endarteritis. But there are no structural changes. The head needs to be treated here.
The reason for this condition is that the brain, under the influence of constant stress, does not allow the muscle fibers to completely relax. The body is in a constant state of full combat readiness. This also manifests itself in relation to unpleasant sensations in the lower extremities. They usually begin at the moment of falling asleep. You desperately want to move your legs, constantly changing their position. In this case, seizures do not occur. Only a feeling of muscle tension and hypertonicity. This prevents you from falling asleep, relaxing and recuperating. Gradually, restless legs syndrome can lead to neurosis and a nervous breakdown.
In this case, physical activity with an emphasis on strength exercises on the leg muscles helps. Try doing a small set of exercises 2 hours before going to bed. Include running in place for 15 minutes, 10 squats, and a few kicks with each leg. If this does not help, then you should contact a neurologist to prescribe comprehensive rehabilitation treatment. Try to avoid stressful situations. Learn to keep your emotions under control and manage them.
Septic arthritis, if left untreated, can cause permanent joint damage. Still's disease, if not treated promptly, can cause damage to vision.
Lameness can also be caused by shoes that are too tight or a nail protruding from the sole, inflammation in the toe or ingrown toenails, inflammation or bruising of the ankle or knee; Any sore or reddened area deserves attention. Gently bend and straighten the hip, knee and ankle joints; see if it causes pain. Examine the groin for tumors and swollen lymph nodes.
If you cannot find an obvious reason, then put the baby to bed. If he continues to limp the next day for no obvious reason, see a doctor.
- you suspect a fracture or serious injury;
- your child has been limping for no apparent reason for several days;
- the ankle, knee or hip joints are inflamed and red.
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