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.

FasciaWellbeing/General
Fascia and the Ageing Body

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

Fascia
Fascia, Shear and Anisotropy