TheBanyanTree: Ouch

[NancyIee at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/17/2007 8:14:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jateague at indiana.edu writes:

No name  calling!  (That even counts towards ourselves)  Ah, don't be  
hard on yourself--we all do these crazy things, being gangly upright  
humans.  Glad you didn't break anything.  This is why calcium  and 
weight-bearing exercise is so important at our age--we probably won't  
stop falling down, so we'd better keep our bones strong!   ;)

Julie



The dynamics of an action as common as walking, is nothing more than  
standing on one foot, and letting your body fall forward, to be 'caught' on the  
other foot. Every time we walk, we are falling.  If something like a crack  in the 
sidewalk or romping puppy gets in the way, the balance is threatened, and  if 
we don't catch it in time, we fall.
 
I learned how to correctly fall from a horse, tuck everything in and roll  
with the momentum.  I try to use that same method when walking/falling over  my 
own feet.  Trying to catch yourself with outstretched hands only ends up  with 
broken wrists.  (that's why roller bladers should wear the wrist  guards, to 
keep from snapping one's wrists when trying to brace the fall with  hands.)  
My niece learned that the hard way.
 
I still fall and get banged up.  Usually from carrying an off-balanced  load 
up stairs or something equally dumb.
 
NancyLee



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