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Bosu Ball Push Up In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a bosu ball push up variation that requires varying ones hand placement during the push up movement to add some complexity and further challenge to...

FreeForm Board Frontal Plane Slide With Push Up In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a freeform board frontal plane slide with push up.  This is a great exercise as it incorporates both core and upper body...

Alternating Stick Catch - Whats Your 3 Point Stability Like? In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing an alternating stick catch. This exercise requires the individual to stabilise their torso with 3 points of...

Club Bell Shoulder Mobility With Reverse Lunge In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a club bell shoulder mobility + strength drive (sagittal plane) with a reverse lunge.  This is an integrated movement...

Frans Bosch Workshop Sydney 2016 Recently I headed up to Sydney with my osteopathic colleague Matt Harris of Everythings Connected to listen to Frans Bosch talk for 3 hours on motor control and training.  The workshop was fantastic and certainly has made me think a...

Thoracic Spine and Shoulder Girdle Workshop Recently I had the pleasure of running a 1.5 hour workshop for the team at Queen of Lean in Kensington.  The focus of this session was on the upper limb and thoracic spine.  It was a great session that focused on assessment,...

Strengthening Your Calf Muscles - Focusing On The Soleus Muscle Recently I attended a lower limb tendinopathy course that was led by Peter Malliaris (physiotherapist) at his practice Complete Sports Care in Hawthorn Melbourne.  This one day workshop focused on the...

Birddog Exercise Balance Challenge Using A Foam Roller In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a 4 point kneel on a foam roller (knees on foam roller) with stable spine and then dynamically extend the hip whilst...

Push Up With Alternating Ball Pick Up/Drop Off In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a push up with ball pick up and drop off to a constantly changing position that requires a combination of strength,...

Lunge With Dumbbell Reach - Loading The Hips and Looking After The Spine In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating a variety of lunge movements with dumbbell reach that focuses on loading through the hips and looking to...

Wall Hip Hinge Training Drill In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a wall hip hinge training drill that uses the wall as an external cue (reaching for the wall) to help train the hip hinge (horizontal hip translation with...

  Weight Plate Push Up Exercise Variations In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating  number of different push up exercise variations using a weight plate at the Melbourne Docklands clinic within Pilates...