Fascia is everywhere in the body, yet it’s rarely front-of-mind when we’re trying to make sense of diffuse pain, stiffness and “I just feel old” presentations. In this episode, Dr Marita Long talks with physiotherapist Alison Slater about viewing common midlife and older-patient musculoskeletal complaints through a different – and often overlooked – lens.
What if the key to your patients’ “aching all over” isn’t in their joints, but in the tissue surrounding everything?
Hear how fascia shapes the way we move, feel pain and age – and why it’s far more than plantar fasciitis.
Discover why some patients’ imaging looks “normal”, yet their pain and stiffness are anything but.
Explore how hormones, hydration and everyday movement habits quietly remodel fascia across the lifespan.
Re-think your approach to diffuse musculoskeletal pain with a fresh lens you may not have been taught at uni.

<p>Fascia is everywhere in the body, yet it&rsquo;s rarely front-of-mind when we&rsquo;re trying to make sense of diffuse pain, stiffness and &ldquo;I just feel old&rdquo; presentations. In this episode, Dr Marita Long talks with physiotherapist Alison Slater about viewing common midlife and older-patient musculoskeletal complaints through a different &ndash; and often overlooked &ndash; lens.</p>
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<li>What if the key to your patients&rsquo; &ldquo;aching all over&rdquo; isn&rsquo;t in their joints, but in the tissue surrounding everything?</li>
<li>Hear how fascia shapes the way we move, feel pain and age &ndash; and why it&rsquo;s far more than plantar fasciitis.</li>
<li>Discover why some patients&rsquo; imaging looks &ldquo;normal&rdquo;, yet their pain and stiffness are anything but.</li>
<li>Explore how hormones, hydration and everyday movement habits quietly remodel fascia across the lifespan.</li>
<li>Re-think your approach to diffuse musculoskeletal pain with a fresh lens you may not have been taught at uni.</li>
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