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Single Leg Squat With Arm Counterbalance and Toe Touch
Single Leg Squat With Arm Counterbalance and Toe Touch In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating a single leg squat with anterior arm reach and toe touch behind. There are many different ways to prescribe a single leg...
Straight and Bent Knee Calf Raises
Straight and Bent Knee Calf Raises In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a loaded (ipsilateral kettlebell hold) straight leg and bent knee calf raises. The straight leg calf raise biases the gastrocnemius muscle whilst...
Vehicle Ergonomic Training For The Vehicle Based Worker
Vehicle Ergonomic Training For The Vehicle Based Worker If your workers spend any time working from their vehicle (this includes driving, working whilst in the car or manual handling/storage in/out of the vehicle), then you should undertaking vehicle risk assessments...
Split Kneeling Stance Multi Directional Shoulder Press
Split Kneeling Stance Multi Directional Shoulder Press In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating a split kneeling stance multi directional shoulder press exercise. This is a great all round exercise as it challenges ones...
Trunk Side Bending Stretch For The Office Worker or Manual Handling Worker
Trunk Side Bending Stretch For The Office Worker or Manual Handling Worker In the image below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy and Corporate Work Health Australia demonstrating a gentle trunk side bending stretch that is great for...
Neck Stretches For The Office Worker
Neck Stretches For The Office Worker In the image below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy and Corporate Work Health Australia some simple neck range of motion stretches that one can perform to help relieve tension associated with...
Simple Back Extension Stretch For The Office Worker
Simple Back Extension Stretch For The Office Worker In the image below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy and Corporate Work Health Australia demonstrating a simple back extension stretch for the office worker or manual handling...
Office Workstation Risk Assessment Training For Allied Health Professionals
Office Workstation Risk Assessment Training For Allied Health Professionals For those allied health professionals that work in private clinical practice (osteopaths, physiotherapists, chiropractors, myotherapists and exercise physiologists), understanding the most...
Balancing Out Your Training Program
Balancing Out Your Training Program https://www.instagram.com/p/BT0hpz4FU_4/?taken-by=osteoheathprinciple4osteopathy&hl=en Often we will get clients presenting to the clinic for the treatment of injuries that are either caused, aggravated or maintained by their...
Chest Supported Row | Watson Gym Bar
Chest Supported Row | Watson Gym Bar In the video below you will see exercise physiologist Yujin Lim demonstrating a chest supported row using the Watson Bar (with neutral grip) at Elite Sports Performance. This is a great exercise for those wishing to build on...
Aqua Bag Pertubation Training: Integrating The Lunge with Press
Aqua Bag Pertubation Training: Integrating The Lunge with Press I recently purchased an aqua bag (bag partially filled with water) and the challenge with this training tool is that one must stabilise and control the bag that has a moving load within it. This product...
Torsonator With Trunk Rotation
Torsonator With Trunk Rotation In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a torsonator rotation twist with trunk rotation to train his core in a upright standing position. This is slightly different to the...