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What Are Growing Pains? Turns Out No One Really Knows

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Growing pains is a catch-all phrase for random pains that children and teens have. Scientists dug into the evidence to find out what growing pains actually are. The definitions were as random and all over the place as the pains that kids complain about. Some studies would suggest growing pains happen in the arms, some in the lower limbs only.

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What Are Growing Pains? Turns Out No One Really Knows

When scientists tried find out what growing pains actually are, they found out that no one really knows. The definitions were as random and all over the place as the very pains that kids complain about.

·Los Angeles, United States
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What Are Growing Pains? Turns Out No One Really Knows

Few people make it through their youth without being told the aches they have are just growing pains, but according to researchers investigating, that's not a legitimate medical diagnosis.

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WebMD broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, August 11, 2022.
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