Sentence examples for falling direction from inspiring English sources

However, the influence of handrail height and falling direction on COM control and the demands of grasping are unknown.

Secondly, there is no evidence that the proposed methods are able to control falling direction of a tree.

One of the reasons why the number of accidents is not decreasing is that the falling direction of a tree is unpredictable.

Participants mainly fell backwards: 14 falls had an initial primarily backwards fall direction (54%) and 16 had a final backwards landing configuration (62%).

and fall direction (forward, backward) on COM and trunk control, and the corresponding physical demands of reach-to-grasp balance reactions.

In addition, fall direction may be defined differently in literature, as the distinction between 'initial fall direction' and 'landing configuration' is not always clear [ 28].

Good inter- and intra-rater reliability was observed for initial fall direction and stepping responses (Table  3).

Participants mainly fell backward (initial fall direction and landing configuration) on the pelvis or torso and none could get up unaided.

These included questions on the cause of imbalance, activity at the time of the fall, fall direction, stepping responses, and impact to specific body sites.

Fall direction is an important determinant of injury risk, with sideways falls causing increased risk for hip fracture [ 28], and forward falls causing increased risk for wrist fracture [ 9].

Again, the small sample of participants with multiple falls made it difficult to draw any conclusion, as same fallers may tend to fall similarly in terms of fall direction.