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Lateral Lunge To Carioca

Lateral Lunge To Carioca The lateral lunge to carioca is one of my favourite frontal plane exercises as you are required to work the entire lower body and this requires a combination of both mobility and stability. Lateral Lunge The lateral lunge is a great exercise...

Do You Have Shoulder Impingement and Bursitis?

Do You Have Shoulder Impingement and Bursitis? Impingement of the shoulder and irritated bursa of the shoulder are two complaints that can co exist or present indecently of one another. An individual suffering from these issues may present with pain in the shoulder,...

Safety Squat Bar Squat

Safety Squat Bar Squat In the video below we see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy perform a safety squat bar back squat. This is a great speciality bar to use for those who have limited shoulder range of motion and or shoulder injuries, yet still...

Quick Assessment For Shoulder Mobility

Quick Assessment For Shoulder Mobility There are many ways to assess ones shoulder mobility and below is an example of one test that I will often utilise because it is quick and easy.  To carry out this assessment, all you need is a dowel stick to hold onto.  Start by...

Safety Bar Goodmorning

Safety Bar Goodmorning The safety squat bar is a great barbell speciality bar because it allows the individual to hold the bar safely in front.  This is especially good for those individuals with limited shoulder range of motion, shoulder injuries or for those looking...

Taking A Look At How The Ankle Complex Impacts The Squat

Taking A Look At How The Ankle Complex Impacts The Squat Recently I had a client of mine present to the clinic and he has started adding in the overhead squat to his exercise routine.  He was reporting that there was a marked difference in comfort and technique when...

Stretching Your Hamstring Muscles

Stretching Your Hamstring Muscles Stretching your hamstrings can be performed many different ways, ranging from supported on the ground by lying on your back or sitting to standing upright or moving dynamically. Below are some examples of how one might go about...

Dynamic Shoulder Stretch

Dynamic Shoulder Stretch This blog post follows on from the recent static shoulder stretch.  In this article we take a look at how you can progress the static shoulder stretch by adding movement.  You can introduce movement slowly to exercise to help build...

Get More Stretch Out Of Your Hip Flexors

Get More Stretch Out Of Your Hip Flexors https://instagram.com/p/0Blp8qi0oT/?taken-by=osteoheathprinciple4osteopathy This is probably one of my favourite hip flexor stretches.  From a muscle standpoint, this is a great exercise to stretch both the quadriceps and...

Static Shoulder Stretch

Static Shoulder Stretch There are many ways to stretch the shoulders and often I will see a lack of prescription of stretching that focuses on building flexiblity/mobility through shoulder extension.  In the image below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of...

Do You Have Frozen Shoulder?

Do You Have Frozen Shoulder? Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis is a condition affecting the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder. It typically presents more commonly in women aged 30-50 years of age. It can develop without any specific reason and may...

Hammer Push Ups

Hammer Push Ups I was recently on my instagram account looking for some new exercise ideas and came across this great little upper body workout.  Whilst it is probably not the most useful way to use the hammer, given the modern day city that we live and the general...

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