by Lauren Hilliar | 16 Dec 2021 | Exercise, Health and Wellness
The new year approaches and you might be setting some goals when it comes to fitness. Looking to spice it up and really challenge yourself alongside some really fun and motivated humans? Ever tried CrossFit? Oh no, I can’t do CrossFit for x, y, z reasons. Sound...
by Lauren Hilliar | 22 Feb 2021 | Health and Wellness, Uncategorized
We all seem to say, “Ah I know I have bad posture,” I hear this in my practice every single day without fail. We recognise it, but we aren’t willing to do anything about it. Initially, I never understood this, if something is wrong, why don’t we try to fix it?...
by Lauren Hilliar | 4 Jan 2020 | Health and Wellness, Stress
Final reports. Exams. Kids’ Christmas concerts. Work deadlines. Laptop at work, at home, and in bed. Final functions. Year-end goals still to be achieved. And even recovering from the Rugby World Cup anxiety – sheesh! Quite frankly – all of the chaos! This time...
by Lauren Hilliar | 4 Jan 2020 | Headaches, Health and Wellness
In the Global Burden of Disease study, headaches were the second most prevalent disorder in the world (Lancet, 2016). If you’re reading this and you’re surrounded by people, take a look around you; 1 in 5 people are affected by tension-type...
by Lauren Hilliar | 4 Jan 2020 | Exercise, Health and Wellness, Sports, Training
It is that time of the year again, an influx of runners in my office, increasing the mileage as Comrades qualifiers approach and the month of June draws closer. As promised from my last blog “Sportsmen or women? This read is for you” I want to dive into different...
by Lauren Hilliar | 4 Jan 2020 | Health and Wellness, Sports
As healthcare practitioners, we generally find our niche, and by that I mean the favorite ailments we love to treat, or the focus we attract. Some chiropractors choose pediatrics, or pediatrics chooses them. Same with geriatrics, postural correction, sports injuries,...