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Strength and conditioning professional development for health professionals
If you are an osteopath, physiotherapist, chiropractor or myotherapist interested in integrating exercise into your consultations with clients, then make sure you sign up to this course. Osteopath and Strength and Conditioning Coaches Heath Williams and Jarrod Testa...
Workstation ergonomics training for health professionals
Workstation ergonomic risk assessment training for the health professional Enhance your clinical skill set by being able to conduct an in person or virtual office or home office workstation ergonomic risk assessment Investment: $330 AUD When: 16th October 2021 and...
Chest supported row using the cable machine
For those of you who don't have a dedicated chest support row bench, I have demonstrated in the video below how you can go about creating your own version of the movement by using a height adjustable bench and the cable machine. Simply adjust the bench to...
Split kneeling single arm cable pull down
The split kneeling single arm cable pull down is a great exercise if you are looking to address any vertical pulling strength asymmetries between the left and right side. In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing...
Shoulder stability and strength training using the push up and tweaking some moves
In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams performing a push up followed by a toe touch and then isometric wall hold. This exercise challenges strength and stability in both the horizontal and vertical plane of movement through the use of the floor and...
Meet the team at Principle Four Osteopathy
Principle Four osteopathy are back up and running as per pre covid with our team fully back on board. For those of you who have not been to the clinic before or its been sometime, take 2 minutes and read a little bit about each of our team members Tim, Shaun, Jarrod...
Is your vehicle seat set up causing you back pain?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CGTqcgHD4ky/ Your vehicle seat set up may well be a major factor as to why your back pain may not be getting better should you be spending frequent amounts sitting whilst you commute to and from work or have a job that involves heavy...
Face pulls and straight arm pull down are essential exercises for creating a healthy and strong back and shoulders
The face pull and straight arm pull down are two exercises that are commonly missing from the average gym program. Most people will incorporate a seated row and lat pull down / chin up, but when it comes to building a bigger, stronger back and shoulder, the face pull...
Anti rotation exercises using the bar and cable machine
The cable machine is one the best tools to use for undertaking anti rotation exercises. In the videos below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy using the cable and bar attachment to perform two different types of anti rotation exercises...
Plyometric Push Ups For Upper Body Strength and Power
The push up is a great exercise to implement into your training program should you be wishing to build upper body strength, power and endurance. In the videos below you will see osteopath Heath Williams performing an incline push up that focuses on developing...
The hybrid home and office work model will become the norm in 2021
In 2021 we will see office workers across Australia split their time between working from home and spending some time in the office. This has come off the back of almost a year of workers spending the vast majority of workers performing the job from home. Businesses...
Rehab strategies for frozen shoulder
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),...