Growing Pains (Benign Nocturnal Limb Pain of Childhood)

Not applicable (childhood condition) - Not applicable

Provide reassurance to parents; massage legs gently, apply local warm compress or bath, and perform hamstring/quadriceps stretches before bedtime

No labelled dose - a procedure, not a medicine

Growing pains are benign and self-limiting; reassurance, gentle calf/thigh massage, stretching exercises, and warm baths provide effective relief without regular medication

Not applicable (childhood condition) - Not applicable

10-15 mg/kg/dose [child max 500 mg]

(Child 1 month and over: 15 mg/kg per dose, 3 or 4 times daily (max 60 mg/kg daily).)

MSF Essential Drugs 2024 - paracetamol (oral)

Simple analgesic added to reassurance and non-drug comfort measures for nights when limb pain is significant; it does not alter the benign, self-limiting course of growing pains and is not meant for nightly use.