{"id":7362,"date":"2022-09-02T04:26:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T04:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=7362"},"modified":"2022-09-02T04:26:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T04:26:00","slug":"brittle-bone-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/02\/brittle-bone-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Brittle Bone Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7363\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Brittle bone disease is a lifelong genetic disorder that causes your bones to break very easily, usually without any type of injury, as from a fall. Your doctor may also call it osteogenesis imperfecta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It affects both sexes and all races equally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no cure for brittle bone disease, but your doctor can treat it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"091e9c5e8148557b-1-2\">Causes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brittle bone disease is passed down through families, or inherited. It\u2019s caused by a defect in a gene that is supposed to make a substance called\u00a0collagen.\u00a0Collagen\u00a0is a\u00a0protein\u00a0in your body that forms and strengthens bones. If you don\u2019t have enough of it, your bones become very weak and will break easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most children with brittle bone disease get this gene from only one parent, but it\u2019s possible to get it from both. Sometimes a child doesn\u2019t inherit the gene from either parent, but the gene mutation develops on its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"091e9c5e8148557b-1-3\">Symptoms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The main symptom of brittle bone disease is broken bones. They break very easily. Your child may have a bone break during a\u00a0diaper\u00a0change, or even when being burped. Someone with the condition may have only a few broken bones in a lifetime, or may have hundreds of them. Sometimes, babies are born with\u00a0fractures\u00a0or get them while growing in their mother\u2019s womb. Other times, symptoms don\u2019t appear until the teen years or later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>General symptoms of brittle bone disease may be mild or very severe. They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Broken bones (fractures)<\/li><li>Bleeding and easy bruising (frequent\u00a0nosebleeds\u00a0or heavy bleeding after an injury)<\/li><li>Blue color in the white part of the\u00a0eyes<\/li><li>Bowing of the legs<\/li><li>Breathing problems<\/li><li>Brittle, discolored\u00a0teeth<\/li><li>Curved\u00a0spine, called\u00a0scoliosis<\/li><li>Feeling very\u00a0tired<\/li><li>Skin\u00a0that is easily hurt<\/li><li>Hearing loss\u00a0that starts in early adulthood<\/li><li>Can\u2019t stand warm temperatures<\/li><li>Loose joints<\/li><li>Short height<\/li><li>Weak muscles and tissues<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Doctors group brittle bone disease into types, based on symptoms and number of fractures.The most common types of brittle bone disease are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mild<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Few signs of the condition<\/li><li>Little to no bone deformity<\/li><li>Number of broken bones from a few to many<\/li><li>Height not usually affected<\/li><li>May have premature\u00a0hearing loss<\/li><li>Broken bones decrease after\u00a0puberty<\/li><li>Average life expectancy<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Moderate to severe<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Increased number and frequency of broken bones<\/li><li>Babies can be born with many broken bones, an unstable neck, or soft skull<\/li><li>Problems with long bones slowly get worse<\/li><li>Short height<\/li><li>Abnormally shaped\u00a0spine\u00a0and rib cage<\/li><li>May have a dozen to several hundred broken bones in a lifetime<\/li><li>May not be able to move and may need a motorized wheelchair<\/li><li>Severe breathing problems can lead to early death<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Lethal<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Babies usually die in the womb or soon after birth<\/li><li>Severe fractures and breathing problems cause death soon after birth<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"091e9c5e8148557b-2-6\">Diagnosis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your\u00a0baby\u00a0is born with broken bones, the doctor can diagnose the condition with a\u00a0physical exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your doctor will examine your child and ask questions about your family and medical history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blood\u00a0and\u00a0urine\u00a0tests will rule out other health conditions that can cause weak bones, such as\u00a0rickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Genetic testing\u00a0can confirm brittle bone disease. Genetic tests can also tell if you or your family members carry the gene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"091e9c5e8148557b-2-7\">Treatment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no cure for brittle bone disease, but treatment can relieve symptoms, prevent breakage of bones, and maximize movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Severe forms of the disease can affect the shape of the rib cage and spine, which can lead to life-threatening breathing problems. Some people may need to be on oxygen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in many other cases, people with this condition live a healthy, productive life with monitoring on a regular basis and the right treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That treatment may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Splints and casts for broken bones<\/li><li>Braces for weak legs,\u00a0ankles, knees, and wrists<\/li><li>Physical therapy\u00a0to strengthen the body and improve movement<\/li><li>Medicine to make the bones stronger<\/li><li>Surgery to implant rods in the arms or legs<\/li><li>Special dental work, such as crowns, for brittle\u00a0teeth<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other things that could be helpful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Try to\u00a0maintain a healthy weight. Too much\u00a0weight\u00a0adds\u00a0stress\u00a0to the bones.<\/li><li>Talk to the doctor or physical therapist about a safe\u00a0exercise\u00a0routine.<\/li><li>Eat a\u00a0diet\u00a0rich in\u00a0vitamin D\u00a0and\u00a0calcium. But high doses of these\u00a0supplements\u00a0are not recommended.<\/li><li>Avoid\u00a0alcohol, or drink it only occasionally.<\/li><li>Cut back on\u00a0caffeine.<\/li><li>Discuss the use of any\u00a0steroid\u00a0medications\u00a0with your doctor. These drugs reduce bone density.<\/li><li>Do not smoke. Avoid\u00a0secondhand smoke.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brittle bone disease is a lifelong genetic disorder that causes your bones to break very easily, usually without any type of injury, as from a fall. Your doctor may also call it osteogenesis imperfecta. It affects both sexes and all races equally. There is no cure for brittle bone disease, but your doctor can treat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[830],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7362"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7362\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}