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Multiplane Calf Stretch
Multiplane Calf Stretch In the video below you will Marcus performing a multiplane calf stretch. The aim is to maintain tension through the back leg and then step side to side in the frontal plane to create a top down movement through the lower limb. This is one way...
The Wall Plank Exercise
The Wall Plank Exercise In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a wall plank. This is a regressed version of the floor plank (due to reduced effort against gravity). The focus here is on trunk alignment, hands in line with...
Training Your Core – A Different Approach
Training Your Core - A Different Approach In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams performing a wall supported hinge whilst pushing a med ball in front overhead and then performing a rotatory trunk movement. This concept was borrowed from Frans Bosch...
Are You Addressing Mobility Of The Big 3 Areas – Foot/Ankle, Hip, Thoracic Spine/Shoulder Girdle?
Are You Addressing Mobility Of The Big 3 Areas - Foot/Ankle, Hip, Thoracic Spine/Shoulder Girdle? For all of you out there that are regularly exercising i.e. in the gym, running or playing sports. If I was to encourage you to perform stretching and mobility of three...
McGill Big 3 Exercises – An Osteopaths Perspective
McGill Big 3 Exercises - An Osteopaths Perspective In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating regressed versions of the birddog, plank, side plank and deadbug. These are all exercises focusing on bracing the spine and...
Train Around Your Injuries and Keep Moving – An Osteopaths Perspective
Train Around Your Injuries and Keep Moving - An Osteopaths Perspective All too often I see clients present to the clinic for the treatment of an injury and whilst this process occurs, they have stopped training. This results in an overall deconditioning of the body as...
Stability Challenged Push Exercises – An Osteopaths Perspective
Stability Challenged Push Exercises - An Osteopaths Perspective In the videos below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy and Matt Harris of Everythings Connected demonstrating a few variations on the traditional horizontal press (barbell...
Back Extension Exercise – Early Phase Exercise
Back Extension Exercise - Early Phase Exercise In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing an isometric hold whilst bracing the feet agains the wall and maintaining a stable trunk position. This exercise held as an isometric is...
Yoga Strength Bodyweight Exercise
Yoga Strength Bodyweight Exercise In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams perform a downward dog to dolphin pose. This combines two common yoga poses and requires a great deal of strength and mobility through the upper limb. It also requires a...
Transitioning Push Up – An Osteopaths Perspective
Transitioning Push Up - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams performing a transitioning push up with isometric hold at the bottom phase of the push up. There are several reasons why it useful to alter your exercise...
Sandbag Training Exercises – Strength and Conditioning
Sandbag Training Exercises - Strength and Conditioning Recently I had a weeks holiday break over the xmas period and my plan was to take my sandbag and train with this all week so that I could explore in more depth the versatility of the bag and use it for whole body...
The Cody App – Strength Fundamentals
The Cody App - Strength Fundamentals https://www.instagram.com/p/BdMZC6Vl_BO/?hl=en&taken-by=osteoheathprinciple4osteopathy I was recently gifted a yoga course on the Cody App by a client of mine and have been having great fun integrating some of the many...