Osteogenesis_Imperfecta_Bhargava


 * Osteogenesis Imperfecta-- Brittle Bone Disease **
 * I am trying to build a playground that could work for kids with this disorder, so they won't get hurt while playing. I have to find out more about the disease in order to start. **
 * Osteogenesis Imperfecta can be inherited randomly, dominantly, recessively, and many other ways. Boys and girls have the same chance of getting it. People with this disorder usually get symptoms such as the whites are of their eyes are tinted blue at birth, sometimes deafness, and absence of much height. The symptom that gave this disorder its name is that everyone who has it, has bones that break easier than others. They can break/fracture bones by just tripping on a stair or falling on the floor. There is no discovered cure as of now, but there are special therapies (such as swimming) that help improve their muscle and bone strength. For some severe cases they sometimes even put metal rods in their legs to reduce the risk of breaking. There are four types of osteogenesis imperfecta. People with Type 1, the most common form of OI live an average life expectancy. Type 2 is very severe and many individuals with this type of osteogenesis imperfecta die before they are even one year old. Type 3 is severe as well; many persons with this disorder get more than the usual OI fractures and have bone mutations early on in life. They have a shortened life expectancy and are usually confined to a wheelchair. Type 4 is moderately severe but much less severe than 2 or 3. They sometimes need braces or crutches for walking and live an average life expectancy. Atticus Shaffer, the actor who plays Brick Heck in ABC's hit TV series The Middle has this disorder. I think know we have all the tools to build this fun for everyone playground. **

- Atticus Shaffer



-Cork flooring is great for kids with OI because its foamy and safe.
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=[]#= = = [] [|http://www.ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/osteogenesis-imperfecta#inheritance] - mats and foam steps help protect the kids from fractures

Otherwise OI kids can do just as much as others.

A is someone with OI's broken bone. B is someone who regularly broke a bone.