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Whats Invovled In A Vehicle Ergonomic Risk Assessment?
Vehicle seat set up is important to ensure workers are comfortable and set up to support safe working driving postures. The vehicle ergonomic risk assessment and group based education sessions are increasing in demand at Corporate Work Health Australia and Principle...
Improving Shoulder Stability / Exercise Examples
Often we will have clients attend our clinic who are hypermobile in the shoulders or have had a history of recurrent subluxation episode and usually some of our focus with regards to treatment and management will involve building strength and stability around the...
Posterior Chain Exercise Ideas
In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating a number of different exercises that all focus on the posterior chain. Video 1 you will see a dowel stick hinge patterning exercises that is being used to teach spinal position...
Kinetic Link Training Gets Your Whole Body Moving
Since attending the Kinetic Link Training (KLT) Level 1 course in 2018 with physiotherapist Wayne Rogers, I have found myself prescribing KLT based exercises regularly as part of my clients rehab, injury prevention and performance strategies. I particularly like the...
Hip Strengthening & Calf Mobility Strategies
In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a few different exercises. The first two exercises are focused on developing some strength at the hip and the last two on calf mobility. Now to add some context around why these were...
Principle Four Osteopathy Trusted Affiliates
At Principle Four Osteopathy we look to align ourselves with the best in the business and with those health professionals who we feel have a similar ethics and values when it comes to healthcare. We realise that we cannot help everyone and when appropriate we will...
Free Ergonomic Educational Posters For Download
Corporate Work Health Australia has recently published its latest educational poster for the corporate client, private practice patient and person who is interested in vehicle ergonomics. If you are keen to download this and share it with your clients, please click on...
Exercise Videos For The General Public
Osteopath Heath Williams has put together a series of short videos (< 60 seconds) outlining some progression strategies for a whole range of movement patterns. These include the squat, vertical push, vertical pull, horizontal pull, core/trunk based exercises and...
Osteopath Heath Williams Speaks To Balance Commercial Furniture & Interiors
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwnRw3lhTqa/ Osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy and Corporate Work Health Australia was recently interviewed by Balance Commercial Furniture and Interiors. The focus of this interview was on all things office design,...
Shockwave Therapy Melbourne City
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwoDdzVh3eX/ Shockwave Therapy Melbourne City Shockwave Therapy is a non invasive treatment approach for chronic tendinopathies. Common complaints this is used on include Achilles tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis, hamstring and gluteal...
The Deadlift / To Look Up Or Not?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwqVEhKBUU8/ There are a couple of schools of thought when it comes to the neck position and deadlifting. When I first started deadlifting I was always taught to keep the head up as it was thought to encourage a more upright position as...
Book A Shockwave Therapy Consult With Our Melbourne Osteopath
Principle Four Osteopathy osteopaths are now trained and able to provide shockwave therapy as part of our standard consultations or as a stand alone consult for those requiring a series of shockwave therapy treatments (usually 3-6) for a range of chronic...