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Upper Body Prehab Conditioning & A Review Of Bench Press Technique
Upper Body Prehab Conditioning & A Review Of The Bench Press So I had my second session with Todd at Elite Sports Performance in Spotswood, Melbourne this week. So far I must say that I am super impressed by Todd's Strength & Conditioning Conditioning...
Kinesio Taping For Sports Injuries & Back Pain
I have recently started using Kinesio Taping for a number of different sports injuries and general injuries such as neck (cervical spine) pain, back pain, knee (patellar) pain, achilles pain and shoulder pain in the clinic at Principle Four Osteopathy with some good...
A Look At The Superman/Birddog Exercise
So today I am posting about a video that I recently produced for our online education webpage Training Trendz. In this video I look at the Superman/Birddog exercise and how to perform it and progress it. This is a great exercise for building the basics of core in...
Mulligan Technique Using The Seatbelt For The Treatment Of Hips
Brian Mulligan is a New Zealand Physiotherapist who is renowned across the world in manual therapy for his assessment and treatment techniques NAGS and SNAGS. NAGS refers to treatment techniques to the spine involving natural apophyseal glides and SNAGS refers to...
Chin Tuck Exercise Video: Spine Universe
Spine Universe have a great simple video that demonstrates how to perform chin tucks. Chin tucks can help improve anterior neck muscle strength, improve neck/upper back posture and reduce/prevent discomfort in ones neck pain in some situations. Chin tucks are just...
Weight Training For Cyclists Article By Charles Poliquin S&C Coach Link
Check out the article published by Charles Poliquin Strength & Conditioning Coach on Weight Training For Cyclists. To read this article, please click here. At Principle Four Osteopathy we treat many weekend warrior cyclists, triathletes and road racing cyclists....
Chins Vs Pull Ups. Article By Charles Poliquin S&C
Check out article recently published by Charles Poliquin S&C coach on Chins Vs Pull Ups. This is a must read for anyone serious about training. Check it out by clicking here. For more information on an exercise program suited to your needs. Check out...
A Look At The Row: Article By Charles Poliquin Strength & Conditioning Coach
Check out the article on ROWS by Charles Poliquin, Strength & Conditioning Coach. Charles describes what he thinks are the best rowing exercises for the body. To read this article, please click here. Charles Poliquin is one of the most well known and respected...
Pinched Nerve In The Thigh – Mealgia Paresthetica
I have recently had a client present to the clinic with Meralga Parasthetica. The client reported a numbness feeling over the upper lateral thigh that had begun some 1-2 weeks prior. Clinical testing and the case history suggested that it wasn't referred pain from the...
Knee & Hip Rehabilitation Exercises Using The Power Band
The Power Band is a great tool that can be used for corrective exercise and rehabilitation exercises for the knee, hip, foot & ankle. Many individuals who suffer from hip, knee or foot & ankle injuries often find themselves having dysfunctional movement...
Tri Plane & Functional Training. What Is It & How Do We Integrate It?
Tri Plane Movement and Functional Training, these are both current words used to describe movement and training by the personal training and allied health profession (osteopath, physiotherapist, exercise physiologist and chiropractor). The health and fitness industry...
Type 1 Spinal Motion Exercise
Following on from a previous post discussing Fryette’s Laws of motion and integrating this into an exercise to improve spinal mobility through motion osteopathy. Below is a video example demonstrating Type 1 Spinal Motion (Sidebending and rotation to opposite side) in...