FG-04 Pads absorb 95-98% of Impact Force. A 32 inch fall of the hip from standing is converted into a 1 to 2 inch fall.

Independent Engineers and Physicists have tested all the hip protectors on the World Market in the last 6 months. None except FG-04 pads absorb more than 50 to 70% of peak or total impact force of a test fall using models of the human hip.

and 3 different types of force sensors. The material used in these pads were also tested on 12 volunteers who did more than 400 falls from standing to a concrete floor without injury or even PAIN.

Fg-04 Pads are positioned over the hip by underwear pockets that reliably ensure that the hip is covered.

The inner layers of the pads are soft and comfortable against the tissues( muscle and fat) next to the hip bone.

The pads are only .63 inches thick and beveled at each end to make them difficult to notice under ordinary clothing. They are not likely to make your hips look larger.

Repeated falls; and/or rigorous nursing home laundries or age related loss of hip and buttock fat and muscle do not affect the effectiveness of the FG-04 Pads. This is not true of other foam rubber or hard shell based protectors on the market.

It is unlikely that a more effective protective hip pad can be made.

FallGard provides the equivalent of four hip protectors with four pair of pocketed underwear and FG-04 pads that can be transferred to a clean pair. Pads do not require laundering and do not absorb urine, stool, sweat, or bacteria. They only need to be washed with running lukewarm water to be cleaned and if needed, with an alcohol wipe to disinfect

Other hip protector prices for a set of four are $120 to $380 in the retail market. FallGard prices are well below the lowest price.