This article from BioMed Central explains a recent study which was conducted to determine if martial arts fall training would be safe and helpful for patients with Osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis is a well-established risk factor for fall related hip fractures.  Training fall arrest strategies, such as martial arts fall techniques, might be useful to prevent hip fractures in persons with osteoporosis, provided that the training itself is safe.

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