Hi Natelz1, I hope this post finds you well.

I agree with everything that the others have suggested, I thought I might be able to add a little more, How does he sleep? on his side or on his back?. What I would suggest is putting a pillow between his knees or under his knees to give them some support.

Also there is aromatherapy that could help your son, by making a massage oil blend to ease the aches and pains.

The recipe is as follows. Eucalyptus 2 drops

                                             Lavender 10 drops

                                              Rosemary 4 drops

                                             Tea tree 4 drops

                                             1 small brown bottle with lid

which you get this and all of your essential oils from the health food shop. PLEASE GET 100% ESSENTIAL OILS SUNSPIRIT Is the best brand I feel, as I am super sensitive to smells.

Blend it all into a carrier oil such as Vegetable oil, yes the one that you most probaly have in the cupboard, blend the oils in about 30mls of oil.

When I make blends like this i go by smell, you should smell the balance of all the esential oils, there should'nt be an overpowering smell of one particular essetial oil.

Rub on before bed or as needed. I have used this blend on my family as well as my clients and it helps them.

Of if essential oils are not your taste you can use " A little Bit of Relief" that is an arthritis rub, it too has essential oils in it.  It is also a Analgesic.

Also you could look into his diet maiking sure he eats more alkaline foods as acid foods attack the weaker joints causing pain.

I have a blog on minti explaining alkaline and acid foods http://www.minti.com/members/likes2chat2/blog/374474/Vitamin-supplements-not-working-for-you/

There is a bit on vital greens at first but please read down to the list of alkaline and acid foods. This too will help your son. Feel free to copy and past and print it up. I pass this information onto my clients as well.

I hope this has helped a bit and you find a treatment that suits you.

Have a wonderful day

Hey hun, My sister went thru something like this when she was very young, but it happened to her wrists.  It turned out that the way she slept cut off the circulation in her wrists and made them numb.  She had to wear splints for quiet some time to help with this, but she did grow out of it.  I wonder if this could be happening to your boy?  Could he be sleeping in a funny position causing poor circulation in that one part?  I would ask the doc if this may be a possibility.  Good luck and I hope he feels better soon!

Have you tried getting him to wear socks on his knees? Sounds weird I know but cut the feet off the socks so you are just left with the leg bit. Slide them up over the knees. Get some nice warm ones, I used to use my husbands old socks, or some I inherited from my dad, that are like woolen socks. If they are long you just fold them over in half. That way you can keep his knees with extra warmth without roasting him in extra blankets.

Hi,

I'm with Arna on this one. I think that you should get him to a doctor because if has been like this for a week there might be something the doctor can do for him.

Good Luck

It could be 2 things that I can think of.  He could have arthritis which can affect children too, or he could have growing pains.  The growing pains affect joints the most and can be very painful.  I had the same problem with my ankles but a course of physio fixed it up.

I would still be taking him to the doctors though.  Not urgently, but soon, just so they are aware of the problem and might be able to offer some helpful advice on it for you all.