Suggest Treatment For Pain In The Calves

Posted on Mon, 4 Jul 2016

Question: My son is 4 years 1 month old.. he complains of pains in both legs calves once a week. the pain start when he is about to sleep ot after sleeping for 2-3 hours. we
haven't been able to identify why and how this pain occurs. he asks us to press his legs for hours in night. Sleeps for an hour or two while we press his leg and again wakes up complains the same. got some tests done vitamins d and calcium is normal.
tonight again he is having pain. what this I do

Answered by Dr. Deepak Patel (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Start calcium and multivitamin syrup

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to this forum.
Can understand your concern.

Pain in calves in 4 year child could be due to calcium deficiency, muscular spasm, generalized weakness.

I suggest you to do X Ray wrist AP view of both hands. Changes of calcium deficiency is seen in X Ray wrist followed by blood levels.

In my opinion, you should start calcium syrup 5 ml two times a day for 1 month. Also, a multivitamin syrup like bevon 5 ml once a day for 1 month should be started.

A complete blood count should be done for hemoglobin levels.

Review with report.

I hope this helps.
Take care.

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