Reviews

Receiving treatment from Lise has quite literally changed my life. With ongoing back problems from an old hockey injury, I was often in pain, and constantly taking pain/anti-inflammatory medication. Lise's treatment was gentle, yet incredibly effective. She looks at your body as a whole and has a knack for finding stiff and sore spots that you never knew existed. I now see her on a regular basis and always leave her offices following treatment feeling taller, more balanced and positive. The exercises she has shown me, help my body restore itself meaning less pain medication and less time off exercising. I am always recommending her to people I know! 

- Jan

 Lise has been a massive help in the management of my scoliosis before and after surgery since I was about 13 years old (10 years ago). Her holistic approach has given me results I haven’t been able to find anywhere else and I leave sessions feeling much more aligned and with significantly less pain (often I can physically see a change with my right shoulder sticking out less). I have developed a small daily routine of exercises she has given me over the years which helps me to manage and improve symptoms day to day. My experience with other physiotherapists who have looked at the area of pain in isolation have often aggravated the issue but Lise has always been able to find the underlying cause of the problem and treat that - it really is magic! Working with Lise has given me a greater understanding of how everything is connected and what my body needs to function in the best way possible with my condition. I would highly recommend seeing her for any issues and especially for those with scoliosis. The pricing is very reasonable considering what I get out of the sessions. Thank you Lise! 

- Sarah

 I have been a Wellhub client for the best part of 15 years because Lise’s many and varied treatments work so brilliantly for me. 

In my daily life, I tend to ask more of my physical body than is fair or sensible. Consequently, I’ve suffered many physical traumas, which have traditionally been managed with medication and physiotherapy. By the time I came to Tawa, and met Lise, I had achieved seemingly permanent structural and soft tissue damage, a significant neck-related disability, and was in a state of constant pain. 

Because conventional physiotherapy works mostly on treating the presenting symptom, in isolation from the rest of the body, I continued to struggle and became progressively more debilitated. 

A miracle happened when one of my health professionals recommended Lise. 

As part of her root-cause approach, Lise used a muscle testing technique to identify the underlying imbalances impeding my recovery and began treating my whole body with a myofascial release technique. I experienced an immediate and significant improvement, and, over time, have enjoyed a considerably improved quality of life. Among other improvements, I’m almost 2.5cm taller, can turn my head more naturally and I know, absolutely, that when I get hurt, recovery will be rapid, because of Lise’s customised treatments.

Lise’s passion for supporting the body's own natural healing potential has seen her regularly upskilling herself in traditional and more natural therapeutic approaches, including, acupuncture, dry needling, trauma release, lymphatic stimulation, and other treatments to help restore the body’s natural movements and rhythms, all of which she has used to assist me.

Lise is also incredibly generous with sharing her knowledge and skills. She doesn’t restrict herself to just treating my condition, she engages and empowers me with techniques and exercises so we can effectively work in partnership on my journey to a rapid and full recovery. For example, just two weeks ago, I severely injured my lower back (pain scale +10/10). Fortunately, over the past 14-15 years, Lise’s treatments have effectively set my body up to very quickly respond to a gentle reminder of where it can find its normal structural balance. Today, I’m back managing my life’s routines as normal. Miracle? No, just the cumulative effect of a seriously effective whole-body-wellness practitioner. 

Marie