As growing pains are a thing in adolescents, with bone, joint and muscle aches, why isn’t that pain also constantly present for infants and toddlers who are growing at a much faster rate with their bodies subject to greater developmental stresses?

Question

As growing pains are a thing in adolescents, with bone, joint and muscle aches, why isn’t that pain also constantly present for infants and toddlers who are growing at a much faster rate with their bodies subject to greater developmental stresses?

In: Biology

Answer 1

“Growing pains” have not been demonstrated to correlate with growth spurts. It is a term used to describe limb pain in children between around six and twelve, but the causes are still unknown and there is no link with body growth. So the premise of this question doesn’t quite work.