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Radial Pressure Shockwave
Blog Post by Osteopath Shaun Coghlan - Principle Four Osteopathy Recently Principle Four osteopaths Heath, Shaun and Jarrod attended the Chattanooga Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy course. This involved further training in the theory and clinical application of...
The Sporting Shoulder PD Workshop / Review By P4O Osteopath Jarrod Testa
Principle Four Osteopaths Jarrod Testa, Health Williams and Tim McNamara attended the course titled – Lyn Watsons - The Sporting Shoulder. This course was held at Melbourne Shoulder Group in Prahran, by Simon Ballister. Simon also had help from various shoulder...
Kinetic Link Exercise Strategies For The Shoulder
In the videos below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating a number of kinetic link inspired exercises that has been prescribed as part of their rehabilitation and strength and conditioning program following shoulder surgery many months...
Lower Limb Exercise Strategies
In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating a number of lower limb exercises that have been prescribed as part of the rehabilitation and strength and conditioning process following knee surgery some months ago. In the images...
Hinge Exercise Strategies
The hinge is a fundamental movement pattern that we as humans perform on a daily basis and there are many different exercise variations that one can adopt. The hinge movement typically involves the hips moving in the horizontal plane and the degree of effort biased...
3 Point Posterior Cable Fly Exercise
In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a ground based 3 point contact posterior cable fly. This is an exercise that largely focuses on the muscles of the shoulder posteriorly whilst also challenging ones trunk...
Shoulder and Thoracic Spine Mobility and Loading Strategies
In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a range of mobility and loading strategies that is focused on improving shoulder and thoracic spine integration with a particular focus on movements above 90 degrees of flexion. In...
Step Up Exercise Strategies
In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating the step up exercise and a number of the variations that can be adopted. The step up is a great exercise because it is a not only a movement that many of us perform on...
Lunge Exercise Strategies
In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing the lunge and number of exercise progressions/regressions and variations. Firstly we will start with the lunge and discussing hip versus knee dominant lunge patterns. One...
Hip Versus Knee Dominant Exercise Strategies
Did you know that one can alter the degree of knee or hip contribution in many of the traditional lower limb exercises by changing the angle of the shin relative to the ground or the torso relative to the ground? https://www.instagram.com/p/BxHEqXghKeI/ In the video...
Plantarfascia Foot Pain / Treatment and Management Strategies
Plantarfascia pain (or bottom of the foot pain) is a very frustrating and painful problem for many individuals. Individuals typically report to experience pain along the arch of the foot and it usually presents as pain as soon as weight bearing first thing in the...
Achilles Tendinopathy / Principle Four Osteopathy Treatment and Management Strategies
Chronic achilles pain or achilles tendinopathy as it is currently known is a frustrating injury for individuals to deal with because it impacts the person on a daily basis. Individuals with chronic achilles pain often find themselves having to deal with pain first...