Children’s Improvement of a Motor Response during Backward Falls through the Implementation of a Safe Fall Program
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample
2.2. Procedure
2.2.1. Description of the Starting Position of the Test
2.2.2. Evaluation of the Test (Annex III)
3. Results
3.1. Backward-Fall in Primary Pupils
3.2. Effects of the Program on the Competence of Pupils to Assimilate a Safe and Protected Backward Fall
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
- School:
- Number of subject on list:
- Sex: Male/Female
- Age:
- Year:
- Group:
- Date:
- Name of observer:
Criterion | Description | YES | NO |
Neck | Bends the neck (chin down towards chest) | ||
Hands | Does not put hands on floor (protects the head) | ||
Trunk | Rolls into a ball and rolls over | ||
Hips | Keeps the hips bent | ||
Knees | Keeps the knees bent |
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Variable | Pre-Test N (%) | Post-Test N (%) | X2 | p | ||
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Bending the neck | 28 (23.6) | 94 (76.4) | 110 (90.2) * | 12 (9.8) | 76.291 | 0.000 |
Not using hands | 1 (1.6) | 121 (98.4) | 107 (90.2) * | 15 (9.8) | 104.009 | 0.000 |
Rolling up | 9 (8.1) | 113 (91.9) | 111 (91.1) * | 11 (8.9) | 96.236 | 0.000 |
Bending hip | 1 (1.6) | 121 (98.4) | 106 (87) * | 16 (13) | 103.010 | 0.000 |
Bending knees | 68 (56.1) | 54 (43.9) | 116 (95.1) * | 6 (4.9) | 42.481 | 0.000 |
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DelCastillo-Andrés, Ó.; Toronjo-Hornillo, L.; Rodríguez-López, M.; Castañeda-Vázquez, C.; Campos-Mesa, M.d.C. Children’s Improvement of a Motor Response during Backward Falls through the Implementation of a Safe Fall Program. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 2669. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122669
DelCastillo-Andrés Ó, Toronjo-Hornillo L, Rodríguez-López M, Castañeda-Vázquez C, Campos-Mesa MdC. Children’s Improvement of a Motor Response during Backward Falls through the Implementation of a Safe Fall Program. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(12):2669. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122669
Chicago/Turabian StyleDelCastillo-Andrés, Óscar, Luis Toronjo-Hornillo, Manuel Rodríguez-López, Carolina Castañeda-Vázquez, and María del Carmen Campos-Mesa. 2018. "Children’s Improvement of a Motor Response during Backward Falls through the Implementation of a Safe Fall Program" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 12: 2669. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122669
APA StyleDelCastillo-Andrés, Ó., Toronjo-Hornillo, L., Rodríguez-López, M., Castañeda-Vázquez, C., & Campos-Mesa, M. d. C. (2018). Children’s Improvement of a Motor Response during Backward Falls through the Implementation of a Safe Fall Program. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(12), 2669. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122669