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Ankle Rehab Ladder Agility Drills
Ankle Rehab Ladder Agility Drills In the videos below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating some ladder agility drills (forwards and sideways fast feet movement) that requires the individual to coordinate their movement through the ladder...
FMS Motor Control Upper Limb Reach Tests
FMS Motor Control Upper Limb Reach Tests In the images below you will see osteopath Heath Willimas using the FMS motor control test kit to test out his anterior and lateral reach. This is a great kit for those wishing to assess their reach distance from side to side....
Agility Ladder Drill
Agility Ladder Drill In the video below you will seen an example of a ladder drill that has been prescribed as part of the rehab program from an ankle sprain. The drill involves stepping into the ladder and pushing out with the outside leg before moving forwards and...
Back Squat Exercise and Improving Your Depth
Back Squat Exercise and Improving Your Depth In the image below you will see osteopath Heath Williams demonstrating a back squat to a box of varying heights. The box has been used as an external cue and give him something to aim for when descending so that he can...
Floor Press Exercise With Exercise Pad Modification
Floor Press Exercise With Exercise Pad Modification In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a floor press (partial range bench press) with an exercise pad placed under their elbow. This modification was made because the bar...
Supine Band Pull Apart Exercise
Supine Band Pull Apart Exercise In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a supine band pull apart exercise to work on the posterior shoulder girdle muscles. This position was selected for a number of reasons; 1. The ground...
Lying Stick Shoulder Flexion Mobility Drill
Lying Stick Shoulder Flexion Mobility Drill In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a lying (ground based) shoulder flexion mobility drill. This is a nice way to start working on shoulder flexion with the spine fully...
Medicine Ball Wall Throw
Medicine Ball Wall Throw In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a step and single arm medicine ball throw. This is a great way to integrate the lower body, core and upper body all at once. The medicine ball throw is a...
Sidelying Abductor (gluteal) Exercises
Sidelying Abductor (gluteal) Exercises In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating a short lever hip abductor exercise (clam shell) and long lever hip abductor exercise. Both are great exercises for those wishing to build on...
Isometric Adductor Hold
Isometric Adductor Hold In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating a isometric adductor hold. This is a great way to assess ones adductor strength in an isometric fashion as well as improve ones strength. Place the top leg...
Hanging Hip Thrust To Horizontal Row
Hanging Hip Thrust To Horizontal Row In the video below you will see SCU student osteopath Sean Killeen demonstrating a hanging hip thrust to horizontal row. This is a great exercise to engage both the posterior chain, trunk and the upper body. For those wishing...
Posterior Cable Fly With Trunk Rotation
Posterior Cable Fly With Trunk Rotation Looking for an exercise that integrates the posterior shoulder girdle/upper limb and the trunk, then try out this single arm posterior cable fly integrated with a step/lunge....