Baker Blogs
Fascia and the Ageing Body
Published on: 07/04/2026
Does fascia really stiffen with age, or is it adapting to how we move? This article explores collagen cross-linking, fluid dynamics, and why behaviour, not just biology, shapes what we feel as stiffness.
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Fascia, Shear and Anisotropy
Published on: 04/02/2026
Fascia isn’t a tidy sheet of lines and chains. This article explores fascia as an anisotropic, load-responsive system where shear, not stretch, explains what therapists feel and observe in movement
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