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Hip and knee · Mid recovery

Lateral Step-Down

Lateral Step-Down: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Stand on a step with one foot near the edge, facing sideways. Slowly lower your other foot down to the side by bending the standing knee, then step back up.

Body region
Hip and knee
Position
Standing
Equipment
Step
Recovery phase
Mid recovery
Purpose
Strengthening

Used in home programs for

  • ACL Reconstruction
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
  • Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (Gluteal Tendinopathy)
  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

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