01 Facts.
- Growing Pains are an ache or a throb within the legs
- Growing pains come and go
- Growing pains tend to run in a family, however, you can still get growing pains even when no parts of family has had them.
- Growing pains are both common in boys and girls.
- Growing pains are mostly felt in the evening and night times.
- Doctors believe that growing pains occur in the evening and night times because that is when most people put their body to rests, so during the day, you're constantly using your leg muscles, so you are keeping the muscles alive and in movement.
02 The Myth.
- "Growing pains come from bones growing too fast" has been disproved by doctors and researchers.
- Doctors don't completely know how growing pains occur
03 At what point does the skeleton structure stop growing?
- Maximum bone strength and size is called bone mass
- Bone mass is usually determined by our genes
- Some factors can disrupt the growing of our bones, like alcohol and drug intake.
- Gender can play a role in bone structure and development
- Nutrition and what you eat helps with the development and the strength in bones and the skeletal system
- Even though genes play a role, many people still suffer from skeletal disorders