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Shoulder treatment incorporating the whole body / Bruce Duncan Osteopath
On Friday 18th October 2019 Principle Four Osteopathy had North Carlton Osteopathy osteopath Bruce Duncan present his 2 hour practical workshop "shoulder treatment incorporating the whole body" to the our team of osteopaths. Bruce has been an osteopath since 1992 and...
Kinetic Link Training – KLT
Principle Four Osteopath Shaun Coghlan completed the Level 1 Kinetic Link Training (KLT) course presented by Wayne Rodgers. Wayne is a sports physiotherapist and fitness coach with over 30 years’ experience in the health and fitness industries. Osteopath Shaun Coghlan...
Kinetic Link Exercise Strategies For The Shoulder
In the videos below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating a number of kinetic link inspired exercises that has been prescribed as part of their rehabilitation and strength and conditioning program following shoulder surgery many months...
Hip Versus Knee Dominant Exercise Strategies
Did you know that one can alter the degree of knee or hip contribution in many of the traditional lower limb exercises by changing the angle of the shin relative to the ground or the torso relative to the ground? https://www.instagram.com/p/BxHEqXghKeI/ In the video...
Plantarfascia Foot Pain / Treatment and Management Strategies
Plantarfascia pain (or bottom of the foot pain) is a very frustrating and painful problem for many individuals. Individuals typically report to experience pain along the arch of the foot and it usually presents as pain as soon as weight bearing first thing in the...
Hip Strengthening & Calf Mobility Strategies
In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a few different exercises. The first two exercises are focused on developing some strength at the hip and the last two on calf mobility. Now to add some context around why these were...
Free Ergonomic Educational Posters For Download
Corporate Work Health Australia has recently published its latest educational poster for the corporate client, private practice patient and person who is interested in vehicle ergonomics. If you are keen to download this and share it with your clients, please click on...
Shockwave Therapy Melbourne City
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwoDdzVh3eX/ Shockwave Therapy Melbourne City Shockwave Therapy is a non invasive treatment approach for chronic tendinopathies. Common complaints this is used on include Achilles tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis, hamstring and gluteal...
Download Our Vehicle Ergonomic Educational Poster For Free
Corporate Work Health Australia has just published their Vehicle Ergonomic Educational poster that focuses on the 4 key areas Vehicle seat ergonomic set up Entering and exiting the vehicle Working within the vehicle Manual handling to and from the vehicle You can...
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...
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...
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...