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Effects of Fall Training Program on Automatization of Safe Motor Responses during Backwards Falls in School-Age Children

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  • Óscar DelCastillo-Andrés

    (Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Pirotecnia s/n, 41013 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Luis Toronjo-Hornillo

    (Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Pirotecnia s/n, 41013 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Luis Toronjo-Urquiza

    (Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK)

Abstract

A significant number of children suffer injuries from falls. The current measures of prevention and education regarding falls are not sufficient, as falling is still the main cause of injury at this age. This study aimed to evaluate the risk of injury during a backward fall and assess the effect of the Safe Fall training program on this risk. 457 primary school children between the ages of 6 and 12 (mean age of 9) were enrolled in a 6-week randomized intervention. The program was carried out during physical education classes and consisted of an intervention group that followed the Safe Fall training program and a control group that was given equilibrium exercises. The risk of injury was assessed before and after the implementation using the Information Scale on Safe Ways of Falling observation scale, evaluating the responses of five different body parts (head, hip, knees, upper limbs and back). Students’ natural response to falls was associated with a high risk of injury in more than 90% of the cases. The implementation of the Safe Fall program resulted in a considerable decrease in this risk, with percentages lowered to levels between 8.7% and 18.3%.

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  • Óscar DelCastillo-Andrés & Luis Toronjo-Hornillo & Luis Toronjo-Urquiza, 2019. "Effects of Fall Training Program on Automatization of Safe Motor Responses during Backwards Falls in School-Age Children," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:21:p:4078-:d:279446
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    1. Óscar DelCastillo-Andrés & Luis Toronjo-Hornillo & Manuel Rodríguez-López & Carolina Castañeda-Vázquez & María del Carmen Campos-Mesa, 2018. "Children’s Improvement of a Motor Response during Backward Falls through the Implementation of a Safe Fall Program," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-9, November.
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