What are Growing Pains?
Achy legs keeping your child awake at night? If so, then they might have growing pains. Children can experience restless nights in which their calves as well as their shins and thighs will ache. These symptoms in school-age children are a result of physical stress.
Contrary to its name, growing pains don’t always occur during periods of rapid growth. Studies have shown that growing pains may not exist, but instead linked to restless leg syndrome which occurs from overactivity during the day.
How Can Chiropractic Care Help Children with Growing Pains?
Chiropractic care can be a great way to manage and relieve swelling and pain caused by growing pains. Routine chiropractic care provides children a gentle, non-invasive, non-addictive alternative to prescription medications or over-the-counter pain medications (OTCs), which are commonly prescribed to patients to help them manage their pain and swelling.
This safe procedure is called a "chiropractic adjustment". Chiropractic adjustments reduce joint restrictions or misalignments in the spine and other joints in the body in an effort to reduce inflammation and improve function of both the affected joint and nervous system. By increasing joint mobility and improving nervous system function and spinal health, children's bodies have the ability to better manage symptoms caused by growing pains.
How Spinal Manipulations can help with growing pains.
- Improved spinal joint motion
- Correct postural muscle imbalances
- Improved flexibility