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. Dr Marita Long talks with physiotherapist Alison Slater about viewing common midlife and older-patient musculoskeletal complaints through a different – and often overlooked – lens.

In this episode:

• 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.

Expert: Alison Slater, Physiotherapist

Host: Dr Marita Long, GP & Medical Educator

Total time: 41 mins

Resources: 

• Astrahealth: Multilingual Medical AI Scribe for Clinicians