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Exercise Video Progressions
Exercise Video Progressions - Principle Four Osteopathy Osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy has recently started putting together a series of exercise video progressions that will look at the squat, hinge, single leg push and pull movements. These...
Box Squat / Body Weight To Bar Progressions
I was first introduced to the box squat by Strength and Conditioning Coach Marty Girvan of Elite Sports Performance back in 2011 when I started training at his facility in Spotswood. The Box Squat is a staple exercise for anyone training at ESP and since then I have...
Mobility Exercises For The Mid To Upper Back
Mobility Exercises For The Mid To Upper Back In the videos below you will see osteopath Heath Williams demonstrating a couple of exercise variations that are great for mobilising both the mid to upper back (extension biased movement) as well as shoulder girdle. These...
Client tailored movement strategies
At Principle Four Osteopathy we tailor all of our movement strategies to suit our client needs. This process occurs through a detailed case history and movement assessment and our strategies, be it stretching, dynamic mobility or loaded movement is prescribed...
Shockwave Therapy Melbourne
Shockwave Therapy Melbourne Shockwave therapy, more commonly known as Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) offers a non invasive treatment solution for long term insertion and soft tissue pathologies. Common conditions that Shockwave therapy may be worth...
Ergonomic Assessments Melbourne
Ergonomic Assessments Melbourne The osteopaths at Principle Four Osteopathy / Corporate Work Health Australia regularly undertake offsite office workstation ergonomic risk assessment and training. The most common services that we offer our corporate clients includes:...
Functional Movement Screen Melbourne
Functional Movement Screen Melbourne Principle Four Osteopathy currently offers the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) assessment with our osteopathy practitioners who are also trained in FMS and offer exercise rehabilitation and strength and conditioning consultations....
Strength and Conditoning Melbourne
Strength and Conditioning Melbourne Principle Four Osteopathy has a number of osteopaths who are dual qualified as osteopaths and in strength and conditioning. Our area of interest is to work with clients who are looking to rehabilitate from an injury to get back to...
The Synchro Ergonomic Task Chair
Escape Ergonomics visits Principle Four Osteopathy/Corporate Work Health Australia at our Melbourne office This week we had the pleasure of having Escape Ergonomics attend our practice and discuss the benefits of the synchro ergonomic task chair for the typical worker...
The truth about warming up and resistance training
The truth about warming up and resistance training Jarrod Testa – Principle Four Osteopathy (B. Exsc & Sport Sci, B.SC, M. Health.Sci) When entering a gym setting, there are often two approaches to warming up. On one end of the spectrum are those who don’t, and...
Principle Four Osteopathy Squat Workshop
On Friday the 1st/3/2019, Osteopath/Sport Scientist Jarrod Testa held the “How to squat” workshop at principle four osteopathy. At Principle Four Osteopathy, we have an ongoing commitment to getting ourselves and our patients moving, and as of 2019 we have decided to...
Seated Pallof Press – Anti Rotation Trunk Exercise
Seated Pallof Press - Anti Rotation Trunk Exercise In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a seated pallof press which is an exercise that challenges the individual to work against the rotational pull of the band which is...