(05-08-2012, 10:48 PM)tbclarsen Wrote: My six-year-old son with SPD has been more and more recently complaining that his back hurts. At first it was only about once a week, but now is several times a day. The "pain" seems to be all over his back, and is a bit relieved by joint compressions and back massage.
At first I felt like he used this as a excuse to not do things asked of him. I would validate how he felt, gave some wait time, and he would still be required to do the task asked of him.
Lately the back "pain" is every morning, and several other times during the day. I am wondering if it might be some type of hyperactive nerves. Any suggestions???

Take him to see a doctor NOW. If a child is complaining of progressive and increasing pain, the first thing to do is rule out an organic cause. Not everything is SPD related, and if it is a medical problem, delay can make it worse. If you rule out a medical problem, then you can look at stress or SPD as a possible cause.

And don't allow a doctor to tell you "it's growing pains" because I've had several top orthopedic surgeons tell me there is no such thing as growing pains. When I was a teen, I had horrible knee and leg pain, and my mom and the pedi (whom I hated) insisted it was "growing pains". After my dad had heard me complain of pain for over a year, he got fed up and demanded my mom take me to an orthopedic surgeon. The ortho took one look at my knees and told my mom both my kneecaps were tilted out of alignment and the delay in getting them fixed had caused a lot of additional, and unnecessary, damage and pain.

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(05-09-2012, 12:45 AM)tbclarsen Wrote: It has been a hard judgement call on taking him into the doctor. He hardly register pain unless it is intense, so I have really thought about getting him checked out. THe thing holding me back is that the pain is only at specific times during the day. I have also considered it being a growth spurt, so I am keeping my mind open to all possibilities.

I have fibromyalgia. When it first started, the pain was only in the morning and late afternoon, on a predictable, consistent pattern. That doesn't mean it was imaginary or stress related; fibro is unpredictable, and has been known to start in childhood.