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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...
Seated Pallof Press – Anti Rotation Trunk Exercise
Seated Pallof Press - Anti Rotation Trunk Exercise In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a seated pallof press which is an exercise that challenges the individual to work against the rotational pull of the band which is...
Banded Kettlebell Deadlift Exercise
Banded Kettlebell Deadlift Exercise In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a banded kettlebell deadlift. The use of the bands has been implemented to increase the effort associated with the exercise as we move...
Dry Needling Course With Manual Medicine Australiasia / Jarrod Testa Osteopath
Manual Medicine Australiasia Dry Needling Course Melbourne Feb 23rd/24th 2019 Over the weekend of the 23/24th of February, Principle Four Osteopath Jarrod Testa attended the Manual Medicine Australiasia level one myofascial dry needling and cupping course. This course...
McGill Spinal Exercises
McGill Spinal Exercises In the videos below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a plank (anterior bracing), side plank (lateral trunk bracing) and and short lever plank with hand raise (anti rotation focused exercise). These exercises...
Tall Kneeling Straight Arm Pull Down / Back and Core Training
Tall Kneeling Straight Arm Pull Down / Back and Core Training In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a tall kneeling straight arm pull down. The straight arm pull down is a great exercise for the back...
Single Leg and Split Stance Exercise Ideas
Single Leg and Split Stance Exercise Ideas Osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy loves variety when it comes to training and in the videos below you will see a number of different exercise ideas that he has put into his training program to challenge a...
Isometric T Hold For Shoulder And Back Strength Endurance
Isometric T Hold For Shoulder And Back Strength Endurance In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing an Isometric T Hold with a program of performing 5*5 second holds (total time 25 seconds). This has been prescribed to start...
Trap Training
Trap Training In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a prone incline shoulder shrug that looks to focus loading through the upper and mid trap region of the shoulder girdle. He combines this with traditional...