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Considerations Of Neck Position In The Deadlift Is there such a thing as a bad position for the neck in the deadlift?  I guess it all comes down to what one is trying to achieve.  As an osteopath who works with clients who are generally either in pain or trying to...

Manual Handling Considerations From Your Boot In the videos below you will see physiotherapist Wade Brennan of Corporate Work Health Australia demonstrating two different manual handling techniques of a container from the boot of his car.  In one video you will see a...

Is Your Mobility/Strength/Movement Limiting Your Performance? https://www.instagram.com/p/BmH_GGUFSE7/?hl=en&taken-by=osteoheathprinciple4osteopathy Many people want to get into their strength training without often undergoing some form of screen/assessment, be it...

Alternating Single Arm Barbell Press In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a swiss ball single arm barbell press which requires the individual to alternate between arms.  This exercise requires a...

Hammer Squats With Anterior Press and Hold In the video below you will see physiotherapist Wade Brennan performing a hammer squat (top heavy load) with anterior press and hold.  This is a challenging exercise that combines lower body strength with trunk and upper body...

Lateral Lunge With Cable Press In the image below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a lateral lunge with anterior cable press at chest level.  This is a great exercise that combines lower limb loading, trunk and horizontal...

Shoulder Rehab Exercises | Tweaking Conventional Movements In the videos below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a modified version of the straight arm pull down (aiming to work on lats) and the dumbbell floor press (modified range chest...

Anterior Load Press Combined With Varying Lower Limb Movements In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a weight plate anterior load press (10kg) with isometric hold and then combining this with the likes of the...

Combining Chop and Lift Exercise With Pallof Press In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a low to high chop and lift combined with a pallof press.  This is a great exercise that incorporates a combination of...

Reverse Lunge With Asymmetrical Kettlebell Holds In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a reverse lunge with a 16kg and 20kg kettlebell (asymmetrical load hold) whilst varying the kettlebell hold positons...

Reverse Lunge With Opposing and Same Side Trunk Rotation In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a reverse lunge with same side and opposing side trunk rotation (with the stick placed across the shoulders). ...