Can you feel your growth plates?

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Retarded question I know but can you feel them if you touch them and can you feel them if they are closed or open?

 

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Retarded question I know but can you feel them if you touch them and can you feel them if they are closed or open?

Couldn't you ask chatgpt

 

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[justaloser]

Retarded question I know but can you feel them if you touch them and can you feel them if they are closed or open?

just search it up or ask chatgpt kid

 

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Retarded question I know but can you feel them if you touch them and can you feel them if they are closed or open?

no

 

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[Arbuscular]

You can’t feel your growth plates (physes) directly with your fingers—whether they're open or closed. Here's how it actually works:

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What growth plates are​

• Growth plates are soft, cartilaginous regions at the ends of long bones where your bones elongate during childhood and adolescence my.clevelandclinic.org+15drlintner.com+15bucksortho.com+15aranahillsphysiotherapy.com.au+5kidshealth.org+5childrenshospital.org+5.
• These areas are softer than mature bone and more vulnerable to injury .

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Why you can’t “feel” them with touch​

• They lie under the skin and muscle, so you can’t physically feel a growth plate itself by pressing on your arm or leg.
• The only time you’d feel anything is if there's pain, swelling, or tenderness over that area—signs of injury or inflammation—not the growth plate itself bucksortho.com+2mayoclinic.org+2nyulangone.org+2.

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Open vs. Closed growth plates​

• “Open” means you’re still growing; “closed” means they’ve ossified into mature bone.
• Closure isn’t felt by touch. Instead, it’s determined through X‑rays, where open plates appear as dark lines and closed ones as continuous bone childrenscolorado.org+15familyeducation.com+15reddit.com+15.
• So whether they are open or closed, you still can’t physically feel them through touch.

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When you might feel something​

• Injuries like growth plate fractures (from a fall or twist) or overuse conditions (like Osgood‑Schlatter in the knee) can cause:
  • Pain or tenderness when pressure is applied
  • Swelling, warmth, difficulty moving the area cure4thekids.org+12mayoclinic.org+12childrenshospital.org+12
• That pain is a result of inflammation or damage, not the cartilage plate itself.

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Summary Table​

Question	Answer
Can you feel a growth plate by touching it?	No
Can you tell if it's open or closed by feel?	No
Can you feel symptoms like pain or swelling if it's injured?	Yes

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If you're experiencing persistent pain, especially near joints or after physical activity, it's best to:

1. See a doctor or pediatric specialist
2. They might do a physical exam (checking for tenderness)
3. Use imaging—usually an X‑ray—to check the status of the growth plate or any injury my.clevelandclinic.org+6nyulangone.org+6bucksortho.com+6.

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Bottom Line​

You can’t feel growth plates themselves—you only might feel pain or tenderness if there's injury or inflammation. Whether they’re open or closed, that’s determined with imaging, not touch.
Let me know if you'd like to know more about related conditions like Osgood‑Schlatter, fractures, or what “growing pains” are!

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