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Taking A Look At The Upright Row And Shoulder Impingement
Taking A Look At The Upright Row And Shoulder Impingement I was recently reading the article "The Upright Row: Implications for Preventing Subacromial Impingement" that was published in the strength and conditioning journal in 2011 and thought I would highlight some...
Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift
Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift The romanian deadlift is one of my favourite all time exercises for training the posterior chain. It requires the individual to hip hinge (hip bend, minimal knee bend) and load up the hamstrings and gluteal muscles. Traditionally the...
Push Up To Anterior Kick Through
Push Up To Anterior Kick Through In the video below I have combined a push up to anterior kick through mobility/strength exercise that has been adapted from Zuu. This movement based exercise is great for those wanting to combine both strength, mobility and motor...
Using Chains For Strength and Conditioning
Using Chains For Strength and Conditioning I was recently reading the article titled "Using Chains for Strength and Conditioning" that was published in the Strength and Conditioning Journal in 2004 and thought I would highlight some of the key take home messages. I...
Manual Handling Training In The Workplace
Manual Handling Training In The Workplace Almost every worker, be it an office worker or not will perform manual handling on a daily basis in the workplace. Outside of work, all of us perform manual handling each and every day. The definition of manual handling is...
Shoulder Mobility and Stability Exercise
Shoulder Mobility and Stability Exercise The exercise below is of a Principle Four Osteopathy client who is currently undergoing strength and conditioning of their shoulder following surgery 12 months ago. This exercise looks somewhat like the first phase of a...
Are You Looking For Some Ergonomic or Manual Handling Education Posters?
Are You Looking For Some Ergonomic or Manual Handling Education Posters? Many companies that we work with at Corporate Work Health Australia and Principle Four Osteopathy are regularly asking about...
Using The Anterior Lunge To Screen An Athletes Lunge Pattern
Using The Anterior Lunge To Screen An Athletes Lunge Pattern I was recently reading the article titled "Using the Body Weight Forward Lunge to Screen an Athlete’s Lunge Pattern" that was published in the Strength and Conditioning Journal in 2009 and thought I would...
Workplace Ergonomic Risk Assessments And Training
Workplace Ergonomic Risk Assessments And Training Did you know that the biggest hazard for many office workers is their workstation (chair, desk, ergonomic computer accessories). This combined with static postures, awkward postures and repetitive work tasks may...
Kneeling T Rotation Exercise
Kneeling T Rotation Exercise In the video below osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrates a kneeling T Rotation exercise. This is a simple and effective mobility exercise for those wanting to focus on improving spine rotation. Using the hand...
Power Club Shoulder Mobiliser
Power Club Shoulder Mobiliser Below is an example of one of my favourite shoulder mobiliser exercises using the power club bells. The small weight and design of the power club bell ensures that my shoulders are loaded and unloaded in a way that helps warm up it up and...
A Quick Look At Heel Spurs
A Quick Look At Heel Spurs Heel spurs are a common source of foot pain. Heel spurs typically occur on the undersurface of the foot and are a bony growth extending from the calcaneus. Common signs and symptoms include: Pain in the morning with activity Improvement...