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She needs to see an orthopedic doctor in order to find the cause and the management of pain.
Sorry to tell you that you should visit your Pediatrician office as your daugter needs more history taking , though physical exammination and may be some basic investigations according to the diffrential diagnosis thought about, hower it looks like a benign problem as you do not volnteer to add imprtant symptoms like fever, limbing , crying with pain, ect..
well, i cant give diagnosis like that, you must go for some investigation as per pediatric recommendation. in general children at this stage are early walker and climber, they are active and push them self toward alot of adventure that can lead to pain. besides water intake needs to be monitor too.
I do not diagnose the child right away and I do not cheat my copying what's from the internet. the child is in the stage of growing up, she might be very tired of playing and did not turn around while sleeping that is why there are some feelings of leg cramping in the morning. hydrate the child, massage and practice giving her banana for food.
she has osteoarthritis pain
About fifteen per cent of children complain of pains in their legs which turn out to be completely innocent and do not mean serious underlying disease. They are often called 'growing pains' but may have very little to do with growing as they can occur at a variety of ages in different children, not just when they are rapidly growing.
Growing pains are cramps, aches or pains usually in the legs and most commonly in the fronts of the thighs and in the calves. They occur on both sides and usually start late in the day, though they may begin in the night and wake your daughter from her sleep. They have always gone by the morning.
However the following features would suggest that you should take her leg aches seriously and get her checked out by her GP. These are:
1. Under five years of age: Growing pains or innocent leg aches are less common in children under five; this may be because some children of this age find it harder to tell you where they feel the pain. If your daughter has been complaining of leg aches for more than a week she should see her GP.
2. Pains on one side or a particular part of her leg or a specific joint: if your daughter always points to the same part of one leg as hurting there is likely to be an underlying cause which may need further action.
3. Pains which stop her running, walking or playing: growing pains or innocent pains never interfere with a child's activities.
4. Limping : a limp is never normal even though it might be just due to a blister or a stone in a shoe - if there is no obvious minor cause she should be checked.
5. General illness: you say your daughter seems fine. However if she was more tired than usual or off her food she would need to be checked. Leg aches can be a sign of infection (such as flu or other viral illness), anaemia or other blood disorders. Severe leg or joint aches coming on over a few hours can be a sign of septicaemia (blood poisoning) as can occur with meningoccal disease or meningitis.
6. Pain on waking in the morning: innocent pains should usually have worn off by the next morning. Pain caused by arthritis can be worse and cause joint stiffness in the mornings.
As your daughter is only three I would suggest you ask her GP to check her out thoroughly and to do a blood test to rule out anaemia or other blood disorders and joint inflammation or infection.
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