Growing Pains promo -- Disney Channel -- 1998

“Growing pains” or something more? Many people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) were told as kids that their joint pain was just “growing pains.” But here’s the thing — growing pains aren’t supposed to mean chronic joint pain. What are normal growing pains? They’re usually brief muscle aches in both legs, mostly at night, that don’t linger into the day. What they’re not: persistent joint pain, daily discomfort, or pain that interferes with activity. Those symptoms deserve more attention — not d