Child's Legs Hurt When Walking

Most common in younger children.

Child's legs hurt when walking. 4 6 The onset of myositis generally becomes apparent as the prodromal illness particularly fever subsides. Fortunately most causes of gait abnormalities will resolve without any intervention as a child grows. It comes on gradually and can be sharp or dull.

Initially the pain may be mild but it can gradually worsen particularly if your child does not get any rest. But there are several arterial causes of leg pain with walking that are actually not peripheral artery disease. Legs may feel achy or heavy.

It should be suspected in young people that present with claudication. He then walked with a limp but much better than he was walking before and still. Rarely occurs on both sides.

In some cases you can see the muscle stiffen and spasm beneath the skin. Other times they cant walk or move their leg because the pain is so severe. For a few months now he has been complaining of leg pains on and off and has started refusing to walk and saying he is to tired and even asked to go to bed at 2 in the afternoon yesterday hasnt naped in the day for about a year.

Contact Doctor Within 24 Hours. The typical clinical scenario begins with a prodromal illness lasting an average of five days and including fever flu-like symptoms and symptoms of infection of the upper respiratory tract. Achilles tendinitis is marked by pain in the back of the foot and heel.

Popliteal artery entrapment is a rare cause of leg pain with walking. He hadnt taken any falls or anything so I assumed he had a charlie horse or growing pains. Most common in younger children.