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Band Pull Apart Single Leg Deadlift
Band Pull Apart Single Leg Deadlift In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a band pull apart single leg deadlift. The band pull apart helps to engage tension through the back and add stability to the torso...
Ankle Rehab Calf Stretch – Frontal Plane Focus
Ankle Rehab Calf Stretch - Frontal Plane Focus In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a calf stretch with a frontal leg driver (moving side to side) to help stretch the calf. The individual has been advised to avoid...
Ankle Rehab – Single Leg Balance Reach Exercises
Ankle Rehab - Single Leg Balance Reach Exercises In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating single leg balance reach exercises (anteriorly, posteriorly, laterally and rotational). The movement directions are focused in the...
Band Assisted Hip Flexor Stretching
Band Assisted Hip Flexor Stretching In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating two variations on the band assisted hip flexor stretches. The band is placed high up around the hip and is used to pull anteriorly when facing...
Freeform board exercise ideas – bodyweight and loaded strength through movement training
Freeform board exercise ideas - bodyweight and loaded strength through movement training Below are some exercises that I have been recently playing around with during my training sessions and Pilates on bourke. The freeform board is a great tool that can be used as...
Lateral lunge with dumbbell snatch
Lateral lunge with dumbbell snatch In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a single arm dumbbell snatch with lateral lunge. Typically I will incorporate a dumbbell or kettlebell snatch exercise into my training...
Early Stage Ankle Sprain Rehab
Early Stage Ankle Sprain Rehab In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating some early stage rehab exercises (client was able to weight bear without and perform the following exercises without pain). They self selected the...
Seated Cable Row
Seated Cable Row In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams demonstrating a seated cable row. The seated cable row is a great horizontal pulling movement because it requires both sides of the body to pull separately to one another rather than a fixed...
Dont Cheat Yourself With Chin Ups
Dont Cheat Yourself With Chin Ups https://www.instagram.com/p/BV6VDzMlp1a/?taken-by=osteoheathprinciple4osteopathy&hl=en When I observe people performing chin ups in the gym (my favourite exercise for building the back) make sure you dont cheat yourself and perform...
Theraband Foot and Ankle Rehab Exercises
Theraband Foot and Ankle Rehab Exercises Rarely do I prescribe theraband lower limb strengthening exercises as it is my preference to get people up and on their feet to load the body. However in some circumstances i.e. recovering from a foot fracture I will introduce...
Side Plank With Hip & Trunk Drivers
Side Plank With Hip & Trunk Drivers The side plank is a commonly prescribed exercise for building lateral trunk stability (bracing). In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams demonstrating a side plank with frontal plane hip driver (up and down)...
Patellar Tendon Loading Rehab Exercise
Patellar Tendon Loading Rehab Exercise In the video below you will see a modified decline board single leg squat i.e. we didnt have a decline board so we simply raised the heel to bias the load through the knee and the client places their hands on the wall to increase...