Growing pains - Learn more
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Growing pains are a form of recurring limb pain experienced by children. Although they can sometimes be severe and at times alarming for children and parents, they do not indicate or cause any permanent damage and usually do not interfere with a child's normal activities. Typically, they go away on their own.
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