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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...
Meralgia paraesthetica: when the outside of your thigh starts sending strange messages
There is a particular kind of thigh discomfort that makes people check their pockets for a vibrating phone that is not there. The skin on the outer thigh buzzes, burns or goes oddly numb. Clothes brush against it and suddenly feel abrasive. Yet a squat may feel...
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...
Forearm Pain: Common Overuse Injuries In The GYM
Recently I have had a few gym overuse related injuries attend the clinic for treatment. These have included shoulder impingement, flexor forearm tendonitis and olecranon bursitis. The injuries have come about as a result of over training the shoulders (dumbbells...
Using Fryette’s Laws In Regards To Treatment, Rehabilitation & Conditioning
Osteopath Harrison Fryette believed that spinal mechanics followed specific movements in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. Known as Fryette's Laws, he believed there are 3 key types that govern movement in the axial skeleton. Whilst there will also be variation...