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Book A Functional Movement Screen In Melbourne With Our Osteopaths
Principle Four Osteopathy currently offer Functional Movement Screening (FMS) consults at our Melbourne City osteopathy clinic. Our osteopaths are trained in FMS and this 60-80 minute assessment will involve undertaking a case history, standard osteopathic assessment,...
Weight Plate Overhead Shoulder Press / Challenging Stability To Improve Overhead Pressing
The weight plate overhead press is a great variation on the traditional overhead press because it requires the individual to balance the load in the frontal plane (side to side) whilst pressing vertically overhead in largely the sagittal plane. When trying this...
Landmine Press With Step / Implementing Overhead Anterior Press With The Step
The landmine press is probably one of my favourite press variations for those wishing to add some version of an overhead press into their training regime. Usually the landmine (torsonator) press is great for those who struggle with direct overhead pressing due to a...
Meet Melbourne Osteopath Shaun Coghlan
Principle Four Osteopathy osteopath Shaun Coghlan has been practicing as an osteopath for several years now and is currently available at the clinic on Mondays and Wednesdays. Shaun also currently works as an osteopath at The Osteopaths in Blackburn. Outside of...
Meet Melbourne Osteopath Jarrod Testa
Jarrod Testa osteopath is currently working at Principle Four Osteopathy on Tuesday, Thursdays and Fridays. Jarrod has a keen interest in osteopathy, exercise prescription and strength and conditioning. Outside of work, Jarrod trains and competes in Powerlifting and...
Lower Limb Exercises Post Knee Injury
In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a number of lower limb exercises (lunge, squat and single leg squat). These exercises were prescribed as part of the rehab program at this point in time for the client because the...
2 Point Stability Single Arm Row
In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a two point stability single arm row. This is a great variation on the traditional single arm row because it requires the individual to stabilise their shoulder girdle and torso...
Building Your Upper Back With Ts, Ys and Face Pulls
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDmZyMhyk_/ The prone Ts, Ys and standing face pull exercises are probably three of my favourite shoulder and back accessory exercises for building strength in the muscles around the shoulder girdle (scapular) and glenohumeral joint. These...
Open Arc Training Using The Kinetic Link Training Approach
In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four osteopathy performing an open arc exercise combined with a lateral lunge/step. This is a great exercise that looks to incoporate the upper body, trunk and lower body across the frontal and...
KLT Double Arm Cable Pull With 1/2 Squat
In the video below you will see Principle Four Osteopathy Osteopath Heath Williams demostrating a double arm cable pull with squat. This concept of combining movements (upper body and lower body) in a concentric manner is from the Kinetic Link Training approach. This...
Building The Muscles Around Your Scapular
One of my favourite accessory exercises for building strength and endurance around the shoulder girdle is the horizonal flexion to extension exercise (the prone T or chest supported fly). When it comes to building strength at the shoulder girdle I feel the big four...
Kinetic Link Training With Physiotherapist Wade Brennan
Gold Coast Physiotherapist Wade Brennan was recently down in Melbourne and osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy had the pleasure of joining him for a couple of workouts at Elite Sports Performance. Both Heath and Wade have completed the Level 1...