Trainer Tip:
Afraid to fall? This can help,
by Michael Seals, M.S., A.T.C., C.S.C.S
Basophobia: the fear of falling.
The most common cause of nonfatal injury in every age group is falling down, according to the CDC.
For most people, falling is a scary proposition. Even just the sensation of being about to fall can send a jolt through your system (think about being on a roller coaster at the top of a hill before it goes down).
If you are anything like me, you have probably fallen dozens of times (many without meaning to). Most of those falls were probably fairly harmless and ended with us being embarrassed more than injured. However, as we get older, we may not "bounce back" from those falls the way we did in grade school if we tripped and fell on the playground.
So what to do: learn how to fall in the correct fashion. Yes, there are correct ways to fall so that you do not injure yourself. Enter: Ukemi, the art of falling. These basic landing techniques can be coupled with some easy rolls to help slow down the rate of falling and drastically reduce the risk of being injured.
#1 RULE: NEVER REACH OUT FOR THE GROUND!!!!!
This is the most common way for people to cause dislocations or fractures. Falling on an outstretched arm is a recipe for disaster at multiple points on the arm (shoulder and elbow dislocations or fractured wrists). The ground isn't going anywhere, so you don't need to reach for it.
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