The goal of the present work was to develop, assess, and demonstrate a test system and test protocol for studying dynamic stability experimentally. Overall the design of the test system was highly successful, fulfilling all but one of the fourteen design criteria defined based on a review of test systems and protocols used in previous studies. The newly developed test system, termed the Dynamic Stability Test System (DSTS), performed as expected during extensive bench testing completed to characterize thoroughly its function. Dynamic stability tests with three human subjects using the DSTS demonstrated its utility for studying dynamic stability limits and the kinematics and kinetics of the sway recovery strategy. The findings suggested that the DSTS elicited recovery responses similar to those elicited by other test systems. Preliminary results from a simulation model of dynamic stability showed encouraging similarities to experimental data acquired using the DSTS.