Joint and/or muscle aches and pains
Children may experience pain because they are working their muscles and joints harder to try and stabilise the joint. Pain often occurs after an activity, at the end of the day or during the night.
Fatigue/tiredness
Children may complain of general fatigue because they are working very hard to stabilise their joints. Children may also experience muscle/joint fatigue.
Co-ordination difficulties
Children may have difficulty knowing where their bodies/arms/legs are in space without looking at them (proprioception). Some of the required receptors are in our joints. Therefore, some children have difficulty co-ordinating movement.
Difficulty with everyday activities
Children may have difficulties with everyday activities, such as, using cutlery, getting dressed, using a pen/pencil.