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Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) is a condition that impacts the shoulder and is typically characterized by 3 phases. The first phase usually starts with the shoulder being inflamed and irritated with a progressing level of movement restriction (freezing stage),...

There are many great ways to vary up the push up and osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy shows you in the video below some of the best ways to vary your push up by changing the stance and hand positions. Variations demonstrated include: Standard...

At Principle Four Osteopathy we believe in empowering our clients to be active and be involved in their health and wellbeing and part of this often involves them undertaking some form of movement. What this movement looks like is completely different and tends to...

Stance is often not considered as a variation when it comes to exercise prescription and variation, despite it having a big impact on the demands placed on the body when performing a particular exercise. In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams...

Limited time offer. Online manual handling train the trainer course for allied health professionals $79. Offer ends Friday 13th / use code “mhtahpso” at the checkout Learning Objectives:-This course has been designed to walk you through a step by step process of what...

In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing two variations on the single leg Romanian deadlift. Both of these incorporate a single leg RDL that ends in a hip lock as well as using the dumbbells and moving them...

A loaded wall slide (sandbag) is a great mobility and strengthening exercise for those individuals who are having trouble performing overhead movements that create discomfort and require strengthening. The benefit of using the wall is that it provides support and an...

Kinetic link training, also known as KLT is a full body integrated approach to training. In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams demonstrating a variety of weight plate arc movements that are integrated with the trunk and lower body. These exercises...

Training the chest can involve more than just the standard push up or barbell bench press. If you are looking for new ways to train the chest or perhaps need some ideas on how to modify your workout routine to improve upper body pushing, then make sure you touch base...

The trap bar is not your everyday go to for overhead pressing tools, but it certainly adds variety and a challenge to your stability across various planes of movement when used. In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy...

The best warm up exercises for training the upper body are those that take the upper limb through all ranges of motion and incorporate the movement patterns that you will be training. In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams demonstrating the following...

Golfers elbow, otherwise known as medial epicondylitis or epicondylopathy is characterised by pain on the inside of the elbow and often presents with pain and discomfort with gripping and use of the arm. The name suggests that you must be a golfer to have this...