Growing pains

[Lou1993]

My 11 year old son has been getting knee pain over the past month, we went to the doctors and he said its growing pain, he's worse in the morning and it gets better throughout the day but he's not wanting to walk far or do much due to his knee. Has anyone else experienced this and have any tips to help? We've tried ice, ibuprofen gel and calpol.

My DS11 has has these - he went through a growth spurt during the winter and he also had these when he was 8. I don’t think there’s much more you can do other than what you have been doing already. Has your son be referred for a scan? My DS was diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter’s disease, have you heard of it? It’s really common. Have a read online 😊

That is what my son was diagnosed with, he's had no scan the doctor did a thorough check though. It's just in one knee and its a lot worse in the morning and after resting. I'm just unsure how long I leave it until I go back to the doctors again. He hasn't played any sport since it first starting hurting as he's worried it will become worse, I'm trying to encourage him to as his knee seems to be stiff