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Learning safe fall landing strategies can reduce the forces exerted on various body parts upon impact. Decreased forces means less potential for life altering injuries like hip fractures and concussions. Pretty neat eh? ❤️🧠

If you or a loved one are worried about falling, give us a shout!

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Moon, Y., Bishnoi, A., Sun, R., Shin, J. C., & Sosnoff, J. J. (2019). Preliminary investigation of teaching older adults the tuck-and-roll strategy: can older adults learn to fall with reduced impact severity. Journal of biomechanics, 83, 291-297.

I was a gymnast for 12 years. At the beginning of every season we reviewed how to fall so that we wouldn't get injured when we fell off the equipment or out of a tumbling pass, a daily occurrence in the sport.

There is a growing body of research suggesting that this applies to older adults as well! Below are just a few studies that have shown that learning safe fall landing techniques can help reduce the severity of injury in the event of a fall. Contact us to learn more!

Arkkukangas, M., Strömqvist Bååthe, K., Ekholm, A., & Tonkonogi, M. (2022). High challenge exercise and learning safe landing strategies among community-dwelling older adults: a randomized controlled trial. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(12), 7370.

Kinney, S. G., & Kiesel, J. D. (2021). Utilization of safe fall landing strategies in physical therapist management of geriatric populations: a case report. Physical therapy, 101(3), pzaa226.
PMCID: PMC9223480

Moon, Y., Bishnoi, A., Sun, R., Shin, J. C., & Sosnoff, J. J. (2019). Preliminary investigation of teaching older adults the tuck-and-roll strategy: can older adults learn to fall with reduced impact severity. Journal of biomechanics, 83, 291-297.

Long-time, no see! I have taken a little social media vacation in lieu of getting to spend an amazing week in beautiful Quebec City at the Canadian Physiotherapy Association’s annual education conference. Met some amazing colleagues from around the country doing incredible things to advance the physiotherapy profession, improve access to care, and help position physiotherapists as leaders in optimizing the health and wellness of Canadians. Thanks for having me. Looking forward to next year!

Back to our regularly scheduled programming 😉