Question
What are the causes of knee pain in a 15-year-old boy?
Answer
According to the diagnosis from the Third Hospital of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the boy’s pain is due to growth pains. Growth pains occur when the rate of bone growth exceeds that of surrounding tissues, causing the nerves, tendons, and muscles to be pulled, resulting in pain. The most effective way to manage the pain during an attack is to provide the child with localized massage and heat therapy to alleviate the pain and offer psychological care and a sense of security. Rest should be taken during the pain, and exercise should be avoided to prevent exacerbation of the pain. Growth pains are a physiological phenomenon and usually do not require treatment.