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Oct 4, 2025

5 min

Do you still get growing pains at 26? Here’s what adults should know

According to the American College of Rheumatology, classic "growing pains" typically affect children between the ages of 3 and 14, and are not actually caused by bone growth. This makes it highly unlikely that you still get growing pains at 26, and instead, adult leg and limb pain is likely caused by another underlying issue.

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Oct 2, 2025

4 min

At what age do your legs start hurting?: The biology and genetics of leg pain onset

While up to 37% of children experience musculoskeletal "growing pains," the age at which legs start hurting varies widely depending on a combination of genetic and biological factors. There is no single onset age for leg pain, with some inherited conditions causing progressive symptoms from early childhood through adulthood.

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