# "Have you fallen in the last 3 months?" How do athletes answer that question? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 11, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-fallen-in-the-last-3-months-how-do-athletes-answer-that-question/1014200 "2025-02-11T23:18:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-fallen-in-the-last-3-months-how-do-athletes-answer-that-question/1014200/21 "2025-02-12T16:46:51Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I’m wondering how old OP is. I just did a checkup and that didn’t come up. Mid-50s. Past the age to be considered an athlete even though I am still quite active. About bit it stepping out of the shower the other day though! I’m 45. My GP is with the Cleveland Clinic. I have to do a “pre-check-in” online before my visits. They’ve been asking me about falls ever since the system was implemented a few years ago. They ask whether or not I’ve fallen, whether or not my visit is related to Workers’ Comp, and do I need an interpreter for my visit. They also ask several questions about whether or not I can do basic tasks at home, how much I exercise, and stuff about my general mood. I have also been asked if I feel safe at home, but not this time. This last questionnaire asked me about food security. They show you a score afterwards and also compare it to your last score. I think if you don’t fill them out online before your visit, the PA asks you all this stuff before the doctor comes in. I’m not sure tho, because I always answer online. But yeah, regardless of my age (or, for everyone over 40?) they ask me about falls. That’s just how they roll. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-fallen-in-the-last-3-months-how-do-athletes-answer-that-question/1014200/22 "2025-02-12T19:22:36Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > You sure about that? how often do other runners get tripped up _and fall_ on uneven sidewalks? Um, all the time? Sometimes your mind wanders or you don’t pick your foot up enough or any number of things. It’s a common joke in the running community. [![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55ef2d60e4b0659225f4aa25/03bfaf7b-7a27-47df-bf93-f3978916e101/DR_FieldGuide_Fall.jpg?format=1500w) ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55ef2d60e4b0659225f4aa25/03bfaf7b-7a27-47df-bf93-f3978916e101/DR_FieldGuide_Fall.jpg?format=1500w) Now, if you’re falling like that every run, there’s a problem. Once every 50 runs is probably nothing. I agree with you it’s best to be honest with the doctor so he can help assess if it’s a balance issue. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-fallen-in-the-last-3-months-how-do-athletes-answer-that-question/1014200/23 "2025-02-12T20:06:01Z")
Well that’s reassuring! Yeah it is infrequent. And I pop back up like it never happened fine! But now longer young I get bruises that look impressive from even minor things … ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-fallen-in-the-last-3-months-how-do-athletes-answer-that-question/1014200/24 "2025-02-13T08:51:17Z")
Last time I recall falling while running (one of those gas pipes or something in the middle of the sidewalk) I went down _splat_ yet protected my phone (and hands) by not falling like that middle picture. Even the little bit of martial arts classes I had first teach you how to fall (then how to throw someone!) Shot by a cannon? Grape-shot for real or Daffy Duck shooting me? IRL runners in motion who react like they were shot probably just blew a hamstring. Mostly runners who accelerate like in baseball going to first base. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-fallen-in-the-last-3-months-how-do-athletes-answer-that-question/1014200/25 "2025-02-14T00:25:00Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > yet protected my phone My one priority when falling, whether it is running, or the last spill taking a turn on my bike on wet pavement a bit too fast and sliding out, is keeping my head high. Break the phone, even a bone (neither has ever happened) is a less concern. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-fallen-in-the-last-3-months-how-do-athletes-answer-that-question/1014200/26 "2025-02-14T00:29:15Z")
I’d simply just answer; “I get knocked down… but I get up again.” EDIT: …cuz of that song? ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-fallen-in-the-last-3-months-how-do-athletes-answer-that-question/1014200/27 "2025-02-14T02:50:08Z")
As you have got that song in me 'ead, have some back > He drinks a whiskey drink > He drinks a vodka drink > He drinks a lager drink > He drinks a cider drink > He sings the songs that remind him of the good times > He sings the songs that remind him of the better times > I get knocked down (we’ll be singin’) > But I get up again (pissin’ the night away) > You’re never gonna keep me down (when we’re winnin’) > I get knocked down (we’ll be singin’) > But I get up again (pissin’ the night away) > You’re never gonna keep me down (ooh-ooh-ooh) - credit where it’s due (or not) - Chumbawumba - “Tubthumping” (see if this works) > **[Chumbawamba - Tubthumping](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5uWRjFsGc%2F)** > > Music video by Chumbawamba performing Tubthumping.© 1997 Chumbawamba, Licensed exclusively to Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-fallen-in-the-last-3-months-how-do-athletes-answer-that-question/1014200/28 "2025-02-14T03:10:11Z")
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