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Thoracic spine rotation mobiliser
Principle Four Osteopath Heath Williams demonstrates a split kneeling stance thoracic spine mobiliser in the rotational (transverse plane) using the wall as an extra point of stability so that the individual will be able to express as much rotation as is available....
A short blog post on what our P4O osteopaths have been up to
The last few months has been an incredibly busy time for all of our team at Principle Four Osteopaths. In addition to clinical work, corporate occupational health and safety consulting and university teaching, we have also been attending post graduate courses to...
Office workstation and manual handling training courses for allied health professionals
Corporate Work Health Australia practitioners Heath Williams (osteopath) and Wade Brennan (physiohtherapist) have just released new dates for their office workstation risk assessment training and manual handling risk assessment training courses for allied health...
Kinetic Link Training For Rehab and Performance
Principle Four Osteopathy osteopaths Heath Williams (KLT Level 2) and Shaun Coghlan (KLT Level 1) have undertaken additional post graduate training in Kinetic Link Training (KLT) which was developed by Sports Physiotherapist Wayne Rogers and currently integrate this...
5 step kinetic chain screen workshop with osteopath Grant Burrows
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4rnbiPnFdy/ Principle Four Melbourne city osteopaths Heath Williams, Shaun Coghlan and Jarrod Testa travelled down to Melbourne yesterday (Sunday 10th November 2019) and attended osteopath Grant Burrows 5 step kinetic chain screen...
Mixing Up Your Grip In Training
When it comes to strength training, grip training and consideration of grip is often one of those forgotten aspects of training. Many of my clients and myself included will often perform an exercise without thinking about how a change in the grip (be it width,...
Customising Your Warm Up Training Routine
We get a lot of clients at Principle Four Osteopathy who attend because they are wanting a specific exercise routine for either a rehab focused approach to a musculoskeletal complaint or because they are wanting to focus on improving their performance. The individuals...
P4O osteopath Jarrod Testa wins U77kg Powerlifting Australia Comp @ Fitness Expo Melbourne Sat 26th Oct 2019
Principle Four Osteopathy would like to say a massive congratulations to osteopath Jarrod Testa @strengthosteo who competed in Powerlifting Australia competition which is being held this weekend (Sat 26th and Sunday 27th Oct 2019) at the Fitness Expo. Jarrod has been...
Lyn Watson’s Level 1 Shoulder Course
Last weekend, Principle Four Osteopath Shaun Coghlan completed Lyn Watson’s Level 1 Shoulder Course. The course offered practitioners the opportunity to gain extensive clinical and research insights into the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of the...
Tactical Strength and Conditioning Course
Last weekend (Saturday 12th October 2019) osteopath Heath Williams attended the 1 day Tactical Strength and Conditioning Course (Level 1) that was hosted by the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association at Integrate Personal Training in Caulfield. The course...
Shoulder treatment incorporating the whole body / Bruce Duncan Osteopath
On Friday 18th October 2019 Principle Four Osteopathy had North Carlton Osteopathy osteopath Bruce Duncan present his 2 hour practical workshop "shoulder treatment incorporating the whole body" to the our team of osteopaths. Bruce has been an osteopath since 1992 and...
Kinetic Link Training – KLT
Principle Four Osteopath Shaun Coghlan completed the Level 1 Kinetic Link Training (KLT) course presented by Wayne Rodgers. Wayne is a sports physiotherapist and fitness coach with over 30 years’ experience in the health and fitness industries. Osteopath Shaun Coghlan...