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The Cat Cow Exercise Is A Great Gentle Spine Mobility Exercise – An Osteopaths Perspective
The Cat Cow Exercise Is A Great Gentle Spine Mobility Exercise - An Osteopaths Perspective In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating the two end points of the cat cow exercise. The cat cow exercise involves the individual...
Wall Plank to High Plank Exercise For Shoulder Stability and Strength
Wall Plank to High Plank Exercise For Shoulder Stability and Strength In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a wall climb exercise for shoulder stability and strength. The exercise involves placing both...
Jumping, Hopping and Bounding Rehab Exercises
Jumping, Hopping and Bounding Rehab Exercises Jumping, hopping and bounding exercises are usually part of ones lower limb mid to later rehab program and I will usually prescribe these for the following reasons: Develop single leg power i.e. ability to load and...
Static Seated Bodyweight Cable Row
Static Seated Bodyweight Cable Row In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a static bodyweight cable row. This is a variation on the traditional horizontal row that is often prescribed to train the muscles...
Single Leg RDL Kettlebell Row
Single Leg RDL Kettlebell Row https://www.instagram.com/p/BXje0MiFtJG/?hl=en&taken-by=osteoheathprinciple4osteopathy In the video above you will see osteopath Heath Williams demonstrate a single leg RDL (romanian deadlift) with kettelbell row. This exercise...
Seated Cable Row Low to High Pull
Seated Cable Row Low to High Pull In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a seated cable row low to high pull. This exercise focuses on developing mid to upper back and shoulder strength. The benefits of...
Bilateral Kettlebell Suitcase Romanian Deadlift
Bilateral Kettlebell Suitcase Romanian Deadlift In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a bilateral kettlebell suitcase romanian deadlift. This is similar movement pattern and hand hold to that of a trap bar...
Heavy Load Calf Raises
Heavy Load Calf Raises The calf muscles (gastroc and soleus) are two muscles that can be trained under heavy loads i.e. > bodyweight with standing straight leg calf raises and bent knee calf raises. We are also seeing more and more from the likes of physio like...
Short Lever Sidelying Thoracic Spine Rotation Exercise Drill
Short Lever Sidelying Thoracic Spine Rotation Exercise Drill In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a sidelying short lever (knee bent to help lock up the lumbar spine) and hand around head trunk rotation exercise which is...
Ankle Rehab Ladder Agility Drills
Ankle Rehab Ladder Agility Drills In the videos below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating some ladder agility drills (forwards and sideways fast feet movement) that requires the individual to coordinate their movement through the ladder...
Supine Band Pull Apart Exercise
Supine Band Pull Apart Exercise In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a supine band pull apart exercise to work on the posterior shoulder girdle muscles. This position was selected for a number of reasons; 1. The ground...
Isometric Adductor Hold
Isometric Adductor Hold In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating a isometric adductor hold. This is a great way to assess ones adductor strength in an isometric fashion as well as improve ones strength. Place the top leg...