Joint Pain In Children

Joint Pain In Children

 

            Children often complain about pains in their knees or their elbows or some other joint, and it’s rarely a symptom of a serious joint disease. Unfortunately children are not very good at remembering whether a fall or other incident preceded the problem, so the chiropractor’s expert diagnostic skills may be tested in recognizing the problem and easing it.

 

            The joint discomfort may be reactive to a recent sore throat or virus, even a recent vaccination. If the child has a history of joint pain, if there is joint swelling, fever or a skin rash, there may be an underlying systemic condition, such as Lyme disease, rheumatic fever or juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

 

            Most often, though, the cause is much more benign. The chiropractor may prescribe a rest period – no climbing, running or squatting – to let tissues heal. Gentle hands-on treatments can restore any spinal misalignment causing the joint discomfort.