I have been involved in a compliance/user satisfaction project in Finland(during my studies in Human Aging and Elderly Services). Despite the advantages linked to the use of hip protectors based on study reports, I am afraid that compliance rate was less than 20% in more than 40 respondents of 120 sampled. Design was one of the issues raised.That prompted my paper, Falls Induced Hip Fractures:A case for the modification of hip protectors. They are usually prescribed by doctors in rehab units here especially for those elderly with a history of falls. Some elderly purchase them independently while some elderly service homes also try to incooperate the use into its care plan as a preventive measure.