Brittle Bones- PE advice
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Frequently Asked Questions —
Date posted:
January 21st, 2012
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What are the educational implications for students who have Brittle Bones when accessing PE activities?
- Always seek advice from the student's physio before allowing access to the PE activities.
- Avoid all contact sports.
- Care needs to be taken when moving around crowded areas eg corridors, playgrounds, lunch halls
- If the student does report a 'bump', this requires immediate attention and the agreed care protocol followed.
- Encourage activities which develop strength to increase joint stability.
- Use lightweight equipment
- Low impact activities
- Swimming- change in a less crowded area, support getting up and out of the water, jumping in not allowed, extra care and space in the water, keep eyes open to avoid collisions
- Dancing- controlled movement in a protected area
- Athletics- light equipment, concentrate upon accuracy and precision
- Encourage individual games eg bowls, table tennis, Nintendo Wii/ X box Kinnex
