5yo- pain 'behind her knees'

[strruglingoldteach]

Wondering if anyone has seen similar, or has any ideas what it might be?

DD1 has complained about this on and off for about 5 days. Mostly when she's walking/moving a lot but has also woken up in pain. No accidents or obvious cause.

I'm thinking just growing pains?

Growing pains can be very painful.

My daughter hardly suffered but my son had terrible pain on and off as he grew up.

Does your daughter sit or sleep awkwardly or do a dance class?

Thanks for replying. I don't think she sits or sleeps awkwardly, no, but she has being doing a weekly dance class. Nothing too strenuous or difficult though.

It has never been proven that growing pains actually exist. What doctors usually mean are pains which they cannot explain.

I would phone GP tomorrow and ask whether she should be seen or not.

Two Gp's and several nurses and a consultant and a radiologist at the hospital all used the term Growing Pains, so it is recognised as existing.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/growing-pains/Pages/Introduction.aspx

DS has this, we saw his podiatrist who said that his hamstrings were tight so we adjusted his orthotics to help with the issue. Web also found that massaging his calves at night helped.

Like most people, doctors do not like to say that they do not know.

Sometimes, it helps to reassure parents by giving some complaint a name.

There is no scientific evidence for growing pains.