A member asked:

It possible that my 15 yr old daughter is going through a growth spurt? she has recently grown 2 cm but no had no growth pain?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Lois A Freisleben-Cook answered

5 cm per year: is the average rate of growth. Most children do not have growing pains.

Answered 4/8/2015

3.5k views

More of what we treat

Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

A member asked:

It possible that my 15 yr old daughter is going through a growth spurt? she has recently grown 2 cm but no had no growth pain?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Lois A Freisleben-Cook answered

Related Questions

A member asked:

My 4 yr old daughter has a small flap of skin close to her anus. Her underwear seemed to have two streaks of blood on it. Skin tag?

A member asked:

I would like to know what the effects of and overdose of amoxicillin are for a 6 yr old girl? The amoxicillin is for two different children of different ages and my daughter just drank 3bottles that were almost full.

A member asked:

My 8 yr old daughter has slight acne. Pimples here and there and yes she's going through puberty. What can I do to control it?

A member asked:

My 15 yr old daughter started a part time job and suddenly stopped getting regular period. Can these two be connected? How can she minimize this issue?

A member asked:

My 12 yr. Old daughter has had a very small lump above her l knee for a long time, it has recently gotten a lot bigger, but she doesn't c/o any pain.

Sponsored Content

People also searched for:

Hi i had two questions? My 8 yr old daughter has recently gotten two like big brown spots one on her inner thigh and another on her arm they look more like birth marks but this just appeared like a week ago. They don't itch or hurt nothing they just there

Does a 7 CM ovarian cyst need to be removed? 16 yr old daughter is in severe pain and can barely move, even on lortab. Should we go to the er?

My 16 yr old daughter found out today that she has a 7 CM ovarian cyst. (on the pill) she can barely move from the pain! what do we do?

Hi my daughter a yr old is a cardiac patient suffering from vsd, my concern is will she be ok and what are treatments will she go through?

Ok, so my 8 year old daughter is going through something. I'm thinking it may be a growth spurt. She is hungry almost all the time now, sleeping alot?

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?