dorsaVi Athletic Movement Index (AMI)

  Ankle Dorsiflexion and the AMI   Our sales team is regularly asked: why is ankle dorsiflexion in the AMI ? To this, dorsaVi reply: why would you not look at the ankle? Our AMI uses a criterion-based approach to measure the foot and ankle, the knee and the hip. The reason we prioritize looking at ankle DF is because we recognize that when we look at an athlete’s lower extremities, we are looking at a chain. The ankle is a key component of that the chain and if you remove that link, then it will be compensated for elsewhere (typically in the knee or hip).   Why is the ankle important?   If an athlete lacks dorsiflexion, for example on the left side, and then they perform a bilateral squat, they will shift their weight to the right side in order to get down to the required depth. When the athlete shifts to the right during their squat, the ankle dorsiflexion on the right leg is going to be increased and the dorsiflexion on the left side will be less. If the athlete has

                 KINESIOPHOBIA - an article byTrent Nessler  If you are not addressing Kinesiophobia in your athletes, then you are missing an important part of their rehab.This is a great article by Trent Nessler that discusses Kinesiophobia. Read the article here:  Kinesiophobia Article Recent research shows that if athletes demonstrate high levels of kinesiophobia (as measured on the TSK-11) they are 13 times more likely to reinjure upon return to sport (Paterno et al Sport Health 18).  We also know that these same fears after an injury are associated with altered movements.  Noehren et al Ortho J Sport Med 18 demonstrated that athletes who had high levels of kinesiophobia also unloaded the involved side during a vertical drop jump test.  This means, one side is bearing more brunt of the work versus the opposite side.  The side they are shifting away from will never develop strength comparable to the other side unless this is corrected.   Assessing your athletes with a battery of ob