Oh also, Texans, if you you feel as though you’re going to fall, you have a split second to decide what your body is going to do.
For liability reasons I cannot endorse you trying this at home, but this is what I was taught to do in physical therapy since childhood:
For liability reasons I cannot endorse you trying this at home, but this is what I was taught to do in physical therapy since childhood:
In the millisecond I need to make a choice, I go limp on the SIDE on which i want to fall. If I feel myself going directly forwards or backwards I attempt to use that energy to position myself so I land on the soft part of my side to protect my head. Being limp is also key.
Once on the ground, and I know this sounds ridiculous, I take a mental inventory of my body position. If my body is laying in a way that I’ve ever been known to lay down voluntarily, it means I’ve either sprained or injured something and I need to stay still and call help.
If I feel it’s safe to move again, I roll over to my stomach so I can reorient myself. NEVER GET UP IF YOU CANNOT ASSESS YOUR SURROUNDINGS IN SOME WAY. You will fall again.
I then army crawl to the softest area around me because it means I can get some traction to get up.
I then army crawl to the softest area around me because it means I can get some traction to get up.
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