This is a variation on the Lateral Step Down test. Add (in the video I say deduct, but scoring based on higher scores being worse) 1 Hands off hips 1 Trunk Shift 1 Pelvic Drop 1 Knee Drops Medial to 2nd Toe 1 Elevation of Medial Forefoot 1 Loss of Balance Scores x/6 0-1 is considered good quality movement 2-3 is considered medium quality movement 4 is considered poor quality movement Test originally found here Piva et al (2006) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1557500/ | Modern Manua

DECLINE-STEP DOWN TEST FOR PFPS On of the hallmark symptoms of patients with PFPS is anterior knee pain while descending stairs. In other videos on Facebook we have discussed diagnostic test clusters for the condition that have been shown to have little to know value. To evaluate treatment effects different patient related outcome measures such as the anterior knee pain scale have been described but they may not reflect disability of all patient populations. Therefore Ophey et al (2019) wanted t

Throwing drill spotlight: drop steps 🌪️ The drop step is a staple drill we use with our pitchers here at ISP for a few reasons: - Forces athlete to rotate aggressively through the positional constraint - Allows athlete to avoid excessive internal cueing and maintain athleticism - Pushes athlete to move the needle on a high intent velocity day ⛽️ | Ideal Sports Performance & Fitness