HEATH WILLIAMS

  • Heath Williams is a highly experienced osteopath and occupational health consultant with more than two decades of clinical, academic, and leadership experience across the health and safety sector. He graduated from Victoria Universityin 2003 with a Bachelor of Clinical Science and a Master of Health Science (Osteopathy) and has since built a career that bridges clinical practice, education, ergonomics, and governance.

    Heath has lectured extensively within osteopathy programs in Australia and internationally, including roles at the British School of Osteopathy, London School of Osteopathy, Victoria University, and Southern Cross University. His teaching experience spans exercise rehabilitation (9 years), ergonomics (9 years), and clinical education (17 years). In addition, he delivers postgraduate training to health professionals in office and vehicle ergonomics, manual handling, and strength and conditioning.

    Alongside clinical practice, Heath has worked extensively in occupational health and safety, beginning with Health Response UK in London and continuing through his leadership role at Corporate Work Health Australia. His expertise includes office and vehicle ergonomics, job and task analysis, and hazardous manual handling risk assessment across a wide range of industries.

    Heath also holds senior leadership and governance roles within the profession, including Non-Executive Director of Osteopathy Australia, Independent Medical Examiner for WorkCover Victoria, and Examiner for the Australian Osteopathic Accreditation Council. He currently chairs Osteopathy Australia’s Research Funding Committee, contributing to the advancement of evidence-based practice nationally.

    Clinically, Heath is known for his integrated, movement-focused approach, combining osteopathy, ergonomics, rehabilitation, and strength and conditioning to support long-term outcomes for patients and workplaces alike.

    πŸ“§ Contact: heath.williams@principle4.com

    Current Roles

    β€’ Director & Osteopath – Principle Four Osteopathy
    β€’ Director & Occupational Health Consultant – Corporate Work Health Australia
    β€’ Non-Executive Board Director – Osteopathy Australia
    β€’ Independent Medical Examiner – WorkCover Victoria
    β€’ Examiner – Australian Osteopathic Accreditation Council
    β€’ Sessional Lecturer – Victoria University
    β€’ Chair – Osteopathy Australia Research Funding Committee
    β€’ Postgraduate Lecturer – Ergonomics & Strength and Conditioning

    Professional Certifications

    β€’ Occupational Health Osteopath – Osteopathy Australia
    β€’ Level 2 Strength & Conditioning Coach – ASCA
    β€’ FMS & SFMA Certified – Functional Movement Systems
    β€’ 3D Maps & CAFS Certified – Gray Institute
    β€’ Level 3 Kinetic Link Training Coach
    β€’ Level 1 Sports Trainer – Sports Medicine Australia
    β€’ Mental Health First Aid
    β€’ AICD – Governance Foundations for Not-For-Profit Directors

POST GRADUATE TRAINING – EXERCISE, REHABILITATION AND MANUAL THERAPY FIELDS
  • Check out Osteopath Heath Williams Strength and Conditioning videos on Instagram by clickingΒ HERE.
  • Level 1 & 2 Strength & Conditioning Coach ASCA
  • Certificate in Applied Functional Science (CAFS) Gray Institute
  • Certified in Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA)
  • Level 1 & 2 Functional Movement Screen (FMS) Certified
  • Neil Asher Frozen Shoulder Technique certified
  • Mulligan Concepts Upper & Lower Body trained
  • Certified McKenzie Method: Lumbar Spine
  • Dry Needling certified
  • Pilates Mat work Instructor
  • Functional Fascial Taping trained
  • FAKTR trained
  • Rock tape trained
  • Level 1 & 2 Kettlebell Instructor (Iron edge)
  • PowerliftingΒ trained
  • ZuuTrainer Cobra certified
  • 3D Maps – Movement Assessment and Performance System Certified – Gray Institute
  • Olympic Lifting & CrossFit Fundamentals Workshop – Andy Trinh, Vault 226 CrossFit
  • Kettlebell Workshop – James Ross – GS Science
  • Powerlifting Workshop – Martyn Girvan – Elite Sports Performance
  • Strong first Kettlebell Hardstyle 1-day course
  • Osteopathy Australia Conference
  • Primal Workshop – Stop Chasing Pain
  • MAT Course – Functional Movement Group
  • Brain Gym –
  • Powerlifting Level 1 Coach Accreditation
  • Level 1 & 2 Wellness Coach – Wellness Coaching Australia
  • Motivational Interviewing – Mentha Consulting
  • Frans Bosch Running Seminar
  • Lower limb tendinopathies (Peter Malliaris Physiotherapist)
  • Chronic pain and movement variability/exercise prescription (Grant Burrows Osteopath)
  • Gait Assessment (Matt Harris Osteopath and Ben McChesney Osteopath)
  • Level 1 Shoulder Course (Lyn Watson Physiotherapist)Β 
  • Rolling Workshop – Greg Dea
  • Introduction to kettlebells for Rehabilitation – Nick Efthimou (osteopath) and James Ross (S&C)
  • Hardstyle Kettlebell Workshop – Shaun Cairns Strong first
  • Dynamic and Sports Rigid Taping Workshop – Paul Herman
  • Mobility, Stability and Motor Control for Performance – Greg Dea (FMS)
  • Lyn Watson Level 2 Shoulder Course
  • Developing Motivational Interviewing Workshop – Mentha Consulting – Helen Mentha
  • Using psychological pain management tools and news ways of communicating with your patients in the physical therapy setting – Helen Mentha Mentha Consulting Motivational Interviewing and Kaye Frankcom
  • Therapeutic Yoga Level 1 Course – Unite Health
  • The sporting hip and groin (Level 1) Hip and Groin Clinic – Andrew Wallis
  • The sporting hip and groin (Level 2) Hip and Groin Clinic – Andrew Wallis
  • Back Mechanic – Working with The Back Pained Client -Backfit Pro – Joel Proskewitz
  • McGill Method Level 3 – High Performance Training Methods – Backfit Pro – Joel Proskewitz
  • Exercise for chronic pain 2-hour workshop – Nick Efthimiou (osteopath)
  • Kinetic Link Training (KLT) – Level 1 – Wayne Rogers Sports (physiotherapist)
  • Reconciling biomechanics with pain science – Greg Lehman (physiotherapist/chiropractor)
  • The Sporting Shoulder Course – 1 Day – 1 Day -Lyn Watson Shoulder Course – Simon Balster
  • Kinetic Link Training – Level 2 Course – Wayne Rogers Physiotherapist
  • Extracorporeal shockwave therapy education course – DJO Global Chattanooga – 1-day course – Cliff Eaton (physio)
  • Functional Capacity Screen (FCS) – Functional Movement Screen Certification
  • Tendinopathies – Sports Doctor Karen Holzer – South Yarra Sports Medicine
  • Exercise and Cancer – Absolute Health and Performance
  • Level 1 Tactical Strength and Conditioning Association Course – Australian Strength and Conditioning Association
  • 5 Step Kinetic Chain Screen Workshop – Free 2 Move – Grant Burrows Osteopath – Nov 2019
  • Backfit Pro – 1 Day Workshop – Assessment, Converging on a precise diagnosis – Stuart McGill – Feb 2020
  • The Sports Map Network – The Enda King Masterclass Series – Athletic Hip and Groin Pain – Feb 2020
  • Mick Hughes – Non-Operative Management of ACL Feb 2020
  • BPPV Diagnosis and Treatment – Dr Rudi Gerhardt Feb 2021
  • Functional and indirect techniques workshop for the Neck, Upper Chest & Thoracic’sΒ – Phyllis Woodfine (online course) Feb 2021
  • Female Chain Reaction – Gray Institute – April 2013
  • Kinetic Link Training Level 3 Certification – Wayne Rogers
  • Breaththrough 2021 – Online Conference – The Communication experience – 12 hours PD June 2021
  • Shoulder physio – Jared Powell – The stiff and unstable shoulder – Feb 2022
  • Shoulder physio – Jared Powell – The rotator cuff – parts 1 and 2 – Nov 2022
  • SARTS – Margie Old – Shoulder Return To Play Testing – Nov 2022
  • Level 1 Sports Trainer – SMA
  • ACT Acceptance and Commitment Therapy – Oct 2023 – Russ Harris
  • Exercise for parkinsons – Jason King – Education in exercise 1hr webinar
  • Exercise for individuals with heart failure – Education in exercise – 1hr webinar
  • Autism and exercise prescription – Education in exercise – 1hr webinar
  • Exercise and fibromyalgia – Education in exercise – 1hr webinar
  • Concussion short course – Connectivity Traumatic Brain Injury Australia – 1.5 hr
  • Alison Grimaldi (physio) – Hip and Groin – 5 hours online
  • Alison Grimaldi (physio) Hip and Groin F2F – 8 hours
  • Lisa De Stefano (DO) – Manual medicine for sports and occupational injuries to the extremities – F2F – 14 hours
  • Concussion in sport – SMA – April 2025
  • Level 2 First Aid / CPR – April 2025
  • Chronic pain workshop – Claire Richardson – Advanced Pain Osteopathy (OA) – 3 hours – May 2025
  • Running Resiliency – the movement optimism approach to tending the runner’s ecosystem – Greg Lehman – 16 hours – June 2025
  • Lipoedema and Lymphoedema – 1 hour – Tahni Gook (osteopath) – June 2025
  • TMJ, Sinus and Headaches – 16 hours – David Lintonbom (osteopath) – July 2025
  • Running assessment – 1 hour – Luke Nelson – August 2025
  • Osteopathy Sports Network – 7 hours – October 2025
  • God of specificity – Eyal Lederman (osteopath) – 2 hours – November 2025
POST GRADUATE TRAINING – OHS & EDUCATION FIELDS
  • Certificate IV OHS/WHS (CBD College)
  • Diploma WHS (CBD College)
  • Return to Work Coordinator (CGU)
  • Graduate Certificate Tertiary Education (Vic Uni)
  • Australian Physiotherapy Association Level 1 OHS course
  • Certificate IV Training and Assessment (Learn Me)
  • Manual Handling 4 Day Train the Trainer – Health Response UK
  • Ergonomic Risk Assessment Train the Trainer – Health Response UK
  • Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) Diploma
  • Health and design of work: How do we design work to prevent MSDs and improve health and wellbeing? – Short Course – Latrobe University
  • Group Facilitation for Allied Health Practitioners – 1 day – David Hall Physiotherapist
  • Jobfit Training Systems – Jenny Legge (physiotherapist)
  • Occupational hygiene for managers and supervisors – The university of Adelaide (short course)
  • Job Task Analysis – JobFit Systems – Jenny Legge
  • Workhab – Functional Capacity Assessments / Pre Employment – Workhab Pty Ltd
  • People handling / Manual handling training – Healthcare Australia
  • Mental health first aid – 2 day course
  • HFESA – Controlling Manual Tasks: Re-thinking the Hierarchy of Controls – 1 hour webinar
  • HFESA – Office workstation assessments – helpful or harmful? – 1 hour webinar
  • Psychosocial hazards in the workplace – Paul Clifford – 1 hour webinar
  • Addressing the risks of repetitive work – Clarity Workplaces – 1.5 hour webinarΒ 
  • FMS wellness course – 2 hours

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