Sentences with phrase «at less risk of injury»

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Properly fitted helmets can reduce the risk of head injuries by at least 45 percent — yet less than half of children ages 14 and under usually wear a bike helmet.

It is for people who already have a baseline and hence have a lesser risk of injury that can be caused especially at the knee, ankle and other joints such as hip joints or sometimes even at spine.

«Many trainers adopt the super-short 10 - or 20 - second intervals; but in my experience, especially with the general population, these short blasts are done either at a lower, less effective intensity, or the all - out 110 per cent effort increases the risk of injury,» says Phillips.

The risk of injury is higher for people involved in technology - based tasks because we tend to move less, for example, when staring at a fixed - height computer monitor with hands resting on a keyboard than when using pen and paper.

While cats confined to an indoor environment generally live longer and are at less risk for contracting infectious diseases or injuries due to trauma, they are at greater risk for a variety of behavioral problems.

Being less stable and less protected leaves you at a higher risk of sustaining serious injury or even death if you are rear - ended.

Unfortunately, even the most careful pedestrian is less visible and at greater risk of injury than a normal driver on the road.

Workers who are in precarious and low - wage jobs are also at greater risk of being injured at work, less likely to report injury or unsafe working conditions, and much more likely to fall into poverty when injured.

But if you have a job that puts you at higher risk of injury or death, you'll likely receive a less favorable rating and get quoted a higher life insurance premium.

Children of mothers who are depressed or who have depressive symptoms are at increased risk for developmental delay, 1 behavioral problems, 2 depression, 3 asthma morbidity, 4 and injuries.5 Depressed mothers are less likely to engage in preventive parenting practices6 and are more likely to use child health care services.7 Though research initially focused on postpartum depression, it is clear that maternal depressive symptoms often persist after the postpartum period, 8 and this persistence further increases the effect on children's health.9 As a result, the pediatric role in identifying and addressing maternal depressive symptoms has received increasing attention.10 - 13