title: "Growing pains" in childhood--a proposal for treatment.
abstract: "Growing pains" is a benign clinical entity of unknown etiology. This study examines a muscle stretching treatment based on a theory that the etiology of these pains is related to fatigue. The experimental group (18 children) showed a more rapid resolution of their symptoms over an 18 month period when compared to the control group (16 children).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dulberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005221:Fatigue / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011897:Random Allocation; D011996:Records