Prevention of Injuries Through The Teaching of Judo-Based Falls

The consequences of unintentional falls are the second leading cause of death from unintentional injuries worldwide, with a higher incidence in children and older adults. Judo, through the teaching of ukemi, can help eliminate or reduce the severity of injuries caused by such falls in these populati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Castillo Andrés, Óscar del, Toronjo Hornillo, Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/155571
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/155571
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ukemi
Judo
Childhood injuries
Public health
Health promotion
Older-adult
Falls
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Sumario:The consequences of unintentional falls are the second leading cause of death from unintentional injuries worldwide, with a higher incidence in children and older adults. Judo, through the teaching of ukemi, can help eliminate or reduce the severity of injuries caused by such falls in these populations. This article presents two programmes based on judo that are aimed at tackling fall-related injuries: Safe Falls-Safe Schools© and Adapted Utilitarian Judo. The implementation of these programmes has produced significant results for the variables analysed, which indicates that both programmes are useful tools to reduce the risk of injury caused by unintentional falls