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Frontal Plane Push Up Exercise
Frontal Plane Push Up Exercise In the video below you will see osteopath challenge himself with a frontal plane moving push up that involves performing push ups across various gym equipment of different heights (dumbbells and kettlebells). He also challenges himself...
Foam Roller Hip Bridge With Roll Out Exercise
Foam Roller Hip Bridge With Roll Out Exercise In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams performing a hip bridge whilst having his feet placed on the foam roller and then performing a roll out before returning back and completing the hip bridge. This...
Band Resisted Shoulder Wall Slides
Band Resisted Shoulder Wall Slides In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a band resisted wall slide. This exercise is performed by placing the band around the wrists and having the individual place their forearms along...
Standing Unilateral Cable Chest Press
Standing Unilateral Cable Chest Press In the video below you will see exercise physiologist Yujin Lim demonstrate a standing split stance unilateral cable chest press. This exercise can be prescribed in a variety of ways, depending on the main focus of the exercise. ...
Partial Range Push Ups
Partial Range Push Ups Performing exercises through a partial range can be beneficial for those individuals who have a history of full range exercises aggravating their complaint or where they are needing to build up strength through a particular range of motion In...
Calf Myofascial Release Using A Kettlebell
Calf Myofascial Release Using A Kettlebell If you are looking to mobilise your calf muscles and you dont have a foam roller or other similar tool to use, then look no further than the kettlebell. The kettlebell is a great alternative to use and one can rest their leg...
Breathing Patterns and Functional Movement
Breathing Patterns and Functional Movement I was recently reading the article titled "Breathing pattern disorders and functional movement" that was authored by Helen Bradley and Joseph Esformes and published in the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy in...
Assessing The Athlete
Assessing The Athlete I was recently reading the article titled "Athletic ability assessment: A movement assessment protocol for athletes" that was published by Ian McKeown, Kristie Taylor-McKeown, Carl Woods and Nick Ball in The International Journal of Sports...
Bent Over Row Using The Multi Grip Bar
Bent Over Row Using The Multi Grip Bar In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a bent over row using the multigrip bar. This is a great tool to use for this exercise as it allows you to adopt varying hand...
Posterior Hip Capsule Stretch
Posterior Hip Stretch Often the posterior hip capsule and structures in this region tighten up as a result of day to day activities and work tasks. In the images below osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrates one of his favourite posterior...
Dynamic Blackburn Exercise
Dynamic Blackburn Exercise In the video below you will see an example of the dynamic blackburn exercise which is a great exercise for getting the shoulder girdle prepared for training. This was recently demonstrated and taught by strength and conditioning coach...
Multi Plane Lunge Exercises
Multi Plane Lunge Exercises 9 times out of 10 I will see people performing a sagittal plane lunge (anterior or posterior) whilst never having considered adding in lunge movement patterns in other planes of movement. I am a massive fan of prescribing the lunge in my...