1. How to Fall Down Without Breaking
Your Hip
Falling is an epidemic among seniors.
Take a look at these statistics:
* 87 percentof all fractures in the elderlyare caused by falls.
*90 percent of all hip fractures among seniors are caused byfalls.
*1 in 5 seniors DIE within one year of sustaining a hip fracture.
* 40 percentof nursing home admissions are the directresultof a fall related injury.
* Over 50 percentof people discharged for a fall related hip fracture, will fall again within 6 months.
Seniors need to learn how to fall down WITHOUT breaking a hip.
But how?
That's whatthis article is all about.
We'll take an inside look athow and why a hip is broken in a fall, and then I'll tell you about a simple and easy
technique you can use to minimize your chances of a broken hip by 15 times.
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How a Hip is Broken in a Fall
According to the Center of Disease Control (CDC),about90% ofall hip fractures happen because offalls - ON or
NEAR the hip.
Hip fractures are mostcommon when a person falls sideways or backwards atan angle,and comes down directly on
one of the exposed hip bones.
What is Your "Hip" Exactly?
Your hip bones are actually your upper thigh bones.Your femurs.
2. When someone breaks a hip in a fall, it actually means they broke the femur bone,usuallyup near where the bone
goes into the hip socket.
Generally, hip fractures occur in and around the ball jointand neck of the femur as a resultof direct contact with the
ground.
Fall Direction and Hip Fractures
This is shocking.
Hip studies have shown thatsideways falls are 15 TIMES more likely to resultin a hip fracture than forward falls!It's
been shown thatCHANGING FALL DIRECTION may be the mostimportantfactor in preventing hip fractures.
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How to Fall Down Without Breaking Your Hip
We've covered 3 importantfactors so far that lead us directly into our falling technique.
1. We established thatbroken hips almostalways happen in a fall because ofDIRECT CONTACT to the hip.
2. We established thatbroken hips can be avoided in a fall by CHANGING FALL DIRECTION so that you don't land
on your hip.
3. We established thatsideways falls were 15 TIMES more dangerous than forward falls.
So what this basicallymeans is thatno matter what, you don't wantto fall down sideways directlyonto your hip.
The mostimportantthing you can do to AVOID breaking your hip is simplyto make sure you don't land directly on it
during a fall.
Turn Into Your Fall to Avoid a Broken Hip
Here's the secret.
If you're falling sideways,the mostimportantthing you can do is turn in the direction of your fall.
If you're falling to the right, turn your body to the right and come down in a forward position.If you're falling to the left,
turn your body to the left and come down in a forward position.
3. When you come down in a forward position,the ground can't make direct contact with your hip bones,and this greatly
minimizes your chances ofa broken hip.
But by how much?
Simplyturning your body from a sideways fall into a forward fall minimizes your chances ofa broken hip by 15 times.
It's worth turning into your fall.
Author: Tim Rabetoy, NSCA-CSCS, CPT
Author Bio: Tim Rabetoy is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist,author,and seminar leader.He
specializes in fall prevention for seniors and has produced a 12 volume video series on the subject.
For a FREE video showing you HOW to fall down withoutbreaking your hip go to my website at:
[http://www.fallingsolution.com]
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