Hormones, fascia and pain: Rethinking musculoskeletal care in women

Expert/s: Alison Slater
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In this episode, Physiotherapist Alison Slater joins host Dr Terri Foran to unpack how hormonal changes across the lifespan shape fascia, connective tissue, and pain in women. They explore practical, clinically relevant strategies for GPs, including when to refer for manual therapy, how to recognise musculoskeletal contributors to pain, and how movement and education can transform quality of life:

  • Treating the source not the symptoms when it comes to muscular pain
  • The importance of fascia in maintaining musculoskeletal health
  • Musculoskeletal health in young athletes
  • How oestrogen decline in older women impacts on musculoskeletal health
  • The range of therapies used by physiotherapists when managing musculoskeletal dysfunction
  • What GPs should look for in their own patients presenting with musculoskeletal pain

 

Expert: Alison Slater, Physiotherapist

Host: Dr Terri Foran, Sexual Health Physician

Total time: 33 mins

 

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Last Updated: 17 Apr, 2026

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