KidsHealth

1Sports Center
Visit our sports center for tips on everything from choosing the best sport for you to dealing with sports pressure and injuries.

2Why Do I Have Pain?
When your body is injured in some way, your nerves send messages to your brain about what's going on. Your brain then makes you feel pain. Read our pain-free article for kids.

3How Do Pain Relievers Work?
Everybody has pain once in a while, but pain relievers can help. Find out how these medicines work in this article for kids.

4What a Pain! Kids and Growing Pains
Growing pains are for real. Usually they happen when kids are between the ages of 3 and 5 or 8 and 12.

5Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
A good, stable connection at your hip joint is what lets you walk, run, make that jump shot, and shake it on the dance floor. But in some teens – particularly those who are obese – the hip joint is weakened by slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE).

6Belly Pain
Ugh. Bellyaches. Find out what causes tummy trouble in this article for kids.

7I'm Lactose Intolerant and Got a Burning Pain After Drinking Milk. What Should I Do?
Find out what the experts have to say.

8Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Learn about juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a specific kind of arthritis that usually occurs in kids and teens under age 17.

9Stomachaches
Lots of different problems can cause similar kinds of stomach pain - not all of them related to the digestive system. Here are some clues about what could be going on.

10Dengue Fever
This infectious disease can cause high fevers, headaches, rashes, and pain throughout the body. Find out what to do about dengue fever - and how to avoid it - in this article for teens.