Reuma Patiënten Vereniging Groningen [Groningen Rheumatics Association]: "Shorts that break a fall are nothing new. Some resemble the Lyds Hip Protector, but with a hard protective layer around the hips. They are not machine washable, either. The Lyds Hip Protector is cheaper than other products. The Consumer and Safety Association [Stichting Consument en Veiligheid] is happy with the new Lyds Hip protector, since it has the ability to prevent many broken hips ".

Projectgroep V3B2 hogeschool Alkmaar [V3B2 Project Group Alkmaar College], 20 June 2002: "We have opted for the Lyds Hip Protector. The hip protector is made of skin-friendly material. It does not irritate the skin and follows the contours of the body. The hip protector can also be worn at night."

Victor Chel, nursing home physician Psycho-geriatric Centre Mariëenhaven, Warmond and EMGO Institute VU Medical Centre Amsterdam: "A Dutch product, the Lyds Hip Protector is a protective device that absorbs energy. The Safe Hip, which has been tested most extensively, are ready-to-wear underpants to be used simultaneously. The disks are sewn in at the right position. The Lyds Hip Protectors are also ready-to-wear underpants with a large area of soft, and therefore comfortable, protective material that is wedged in a sort of envelope on specially designed underwear. The Lyds Hip Protector was recently briefly tested in two Dutch nursing homes during which the Lyds Hip was compared with the Safe Hip: both proved to be equally effective ".

Piet Hein Michels, technical researcher fall prevention: "I am pleased with the Lyds Hip Protector, as the hip protector is one of the spearheads of the Consumer and Safety foundation".

Osteoporoses Stichting: "The new Hip Protector that was recently introduced onto the market offers tremendous shock absorbing qualities in the event of a fall. Worldwide there is great interest in the product which has been patented for the Netherlands. With its 60% shock absorption and practical wearing aspects it is unique ".

European Community Report: "Any bone can break if put under sufficient pressure. However, if the impact is reduced, breakage may be prevented. Hip protectors have been developed to limit the effects of the impact and to offer protection to a person falling from a standing position. Studies have shown the hip protectors to be useful ".

Ben Schenk, speed skater: "When I wore the Lyds Hip Protector for the first time, I had to keep dropping my pants as the ladies were very interested in what these pants looked like. The protector did not hamper me during skating, and the protection is situated right where I tend to fall. In other words, excellent protection ".

article in USA TODAY: What women with osteoporosis fear

article in Japanese paper JETRO: Lyds Hip Protector

NRC Handelsblad: "The fall-protective shorts developed by Loek Bos save money as well as pain and discomfort ".

Libelle: "The shorts have soft padding on either side to break the fall. Research in other countries has shown the hip pants to be effective and that relatively fewer elderly people break bones ".

British Medical Journal: "If hip protectors were to be issued in all nursing homes and their use be promoted actively, the number of hip fractures could be reduced by 40%. This is the conclusion of a scientist at the University of Hamburg in the British Medical Journal based on a survey amongst almost 1000 senior citizens".

11 februari 2002, NRC Handelsblad (Dutch News Paper): Antibreukbroek door Renske Schriemer (in Dutch)

Maandblad Plus: "Also available are underpants with protective padding in the hip region: they can help to prevent a great deal of trouble".

Grete Waitz liked the qualities of the Lyds Energy Soles so much, she decided to connect her name to them.

The fact that the Norwegian Soccerteam uses the Lyds Energy Soles was even mentioned in the daily paper.

Also in Haagsche Courant (Dutch news paper) a very enthousiastic article was about the Lyds Energy Soles spoke of "Space Soles".

"Soles like walking on sand" in a leading Italian / English trade journal for shoes.

Geové healthcare insurance company published in may 2003 an ample report about the project "Valrisico's bij Ouderen" ("the risks of falling amongst the elderly"). The project lasted from 1999 to 2003. Purpose of the project "Valrisico's bij Ouderen" was to influence the living circumstances of the elderly in a way that risks of falling and the consequences thereof - bone and specifically hip fractures - were to be deminished. To run this project properly Geové choose to cooperate with  "Thuiszorg (elderly home care) Groningen", "Stichting zorginstellingen de Hoven" and "Zorgkantoor Groningen". read more (in Dutch)

Material Test Program, Infotronic Holland, 21-09-2000 (read more) "Solution: A Dutch company Lyds International bv in Amstelveen producess a special high damping flexible mat to reduce the high peak forces during a fall to the hip bones to avoid that they will break."

Grete Waitz liked the quality of Lyds Energy Soles so much she used and still uses them every race and was willing to connect her name.

Anja writes in her "Christmas Card" (in Dutch): "I made it, thanks to your soles ... the 10 miles of Alsmeer"

Louis C. Galli, DPM, says in his statement: "Wether you're a runner, waitress, or professional athlete, I highly recommend this insole for your shoes".

Prof. Dr. Ingo Froböse, Prorector of the Institut für Prävention und Rehabilitation im Sport, makes the  next  statement/report:

The "Stellungnahme/Gutachten" of Prof. Dr. Dr. Günter Schumpe of the Orthopädische Universitätsklinik of Bonn