A special lecture “Dynamic Balance for Life” was held at the Faculty of Nursing | News | Shizuoka Prefectural University, Shizuoka Prefectural Public University Corporation

On December 10th, a special lecture on “Dynamic Balance for Life: Minimizing injuries and disabilities caused by falls” was held at the Faculty of Nursing, inviting researchers and practitioners from the University of Adelaide, Australia. Students learned the created program.
The lecture consisted of two parts: lecture and hands-on experience. At the beginning of the lecture, Meera Varma of the University of Adelaide Judo Club talked about their efforts, saying, “Falls can cost lives.Sometimes the experience of falling becomes so frightening that they are unable to go out.Judo has a passive nature. , I devised a program based on this.”
Next, researcher Agatha Daria Yachak introduced her previous research and the Dynamic Balance for Life program she actually conducted, saying, “By continuing the program, elderly people can become passive even when they fall.” “My posture improved, and I was able to get back on my feet even when I was about to fall.”
In the second part, Mr. Balma and Mr. Michael Headland served as instructors, and participants experienced the actual program. The program is based on the “natural style” of judo, and simulates situations in which elderly people are likely to fall, such as dodging people and objects while walking, and taking a passive stance so that there is a wider surface to hit if they are about to fall. The students worked hard on this. During her experience, Professor Asako Katsumata Takekuma said, “In the field of nursing, I have seen many elderly people who have fractured their femurs and are unable to walk.When I started judo, I learned to be passive, and I thought I could put this to use. I was thinking about it, and then I came across this program,” he said, explaining to the students the importance of the program, which is not just about preventing falls, but about mitigating injuries when they do fall.
Moeka Ando, ​​a second-year student at the Faculty of Nursing who attended the lecture, said, “My grandmother started having pain in her legs, so she rarely goes out anymore.”I learned that judo, a Japanese culture, can be fun and prevent frailty. I thought it was very good. I want to try it with my grandmother.”