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Dear Mary, Thanks for this info, I look forward to getting this. I didn't think I had to reinvent the wheel! Joy >Joy, >There are special protectors available in Australia. I actually saw a PWP >yesterday in the Clinic with hip protectors. I will get more information >for you at work tomorrow if I can. They are medical type supply -- not >sports protectors. They spread the impact on the body when the person falls >so that whilst bruising happens fractures are less likely, >Mary >Melbourne > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Bob & Joy Graham <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 12:30 PM >Subject: Re: Help for falling - aids > > >> Dear List members, >> >> Many of our friends with PWP are falling - Bob included. He has just >taken >> a bad fall onto the concrete floor of the garage and has a very sore hip! >> >> Since we can't stop these falls (always backwards, often after >> retropulsion, but sometimes due to feet sticking and not turning properly) >> I am thinking about some way to "soften the blow". >> >> Does anyone have any experience with sports equipment for example, or >> products which could be made into a protective suit to protect the hip and >> tail bone from impact. >> >> Over to your collective wisdom. >> >> And thanks >> >> JOY Graham >>