Anyone with Tics also experience growing pain?

[patty]

A couple of months before my son's sudden onset of tics, he started having growing pain with one of his legs in the middle of the night. His leg is not swollen or red and the pain travels from his shin to his foot. He still get it but not frequent and less painful.

 

Is this common among children with tics?

 

Also, does this suggest magnesium deficency?

 

Patty

[Chemar]

Hi Patty

 

growing pains are common in all kids, not just those with tics, and the pains can be uniform or not

 

both my kids experienced growing pains and one does not have TS

 

remember that the prepubertal and pubertal years are usually the time when tics are up, and growing pains are associated with hormonal and other biochemical changes in the body