Information Welcome to the Hip Guard TM Web site. Since introducing Hip Guard TM in 1998, we have been privileged to know the people who are benefitting from our new product. Travelling across North America to exhibit Hip Guard TM at conferences and trade shows, and speaking to groups about hip protection, has given us the pleasure of meeting more of you face to face. These are the early days of increasing public awareness that hip fractures are preventable by wearing hip protection.
Most broken hips are caused by accidental falls, very few are spontaneous.
Just as the use of car seat belts became second nature in the 1970s and bicycle helmets in the 1980s, the demand for hip protection by and for seniors will parallel the growth of other preventative consumer products. Published clinical studies over the last decade have demonstrated that hip protection reduces the risk of hip fractures. Hip Guard TM is the only hip protector that has successfully gone through rigorous physical testing and trials. Everyday we are learning more about our customers. Dorothy Doyle wears her Hip Guard TM only in the winter to navigate the slippery walk between her house and car.