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EPISODE · Mar 1, 2026 · 40 MIN

Pain in Practice—Women’s Health | Jess Fishburn APAM

from Physios on the Mic · host Australian Physiotherapy Association

Chronic pain in women is complex, under-recognised and often misunderstood. Jess Fishburn unpacks the realities of managing persistent pain in women’s health, with a sharp focus on the added challenges of rural care. A grounded conversation about equity, access and better outcomes.Jessica Fishburn APAM is an experienced physiotherapist who works primarily in pelvic health and with patients experiencing persistent pain. Despite the challenges of rural isolation, she strives to achieve the best outcomes for every individual by using the latest evidence, technology and professional networks. Alongside her business partners, she is a director of Gen Health Hamilton (@gen_health_), a vibrant combined allied health clinic, and ProFeet Footwear Hamilton (@profeetfootwear_hamilton), a specialist podiatry shoe store. -----Sophie Shephard MACP is a Wagga Wagga-based APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist, the founder of Vive Pain and Fatigue and a PhD candidate at Charles Sturt University. She has a special interest in pain, fatigue and invisible illness stemming from her own lived experience of myalgic encephalomyelitis. Matt Fa APAM is a Sydney-based physiotherapist with over a decade of experience across diverse clinical settings, currently he is working as senior physiotherapist in a tertiary pain centre within the Northern Sydney Local Health District. He has a passion for improving quality of life for people living with chronic pain and helping physiotherapists feel confident and supported in their practice.

Chronic pain in women is complex, under-recognised and often misunderstood. Jess Fishburn unpacks the realities of managing persistent pain in women’s health, with a sharp focus on the added challenges of rural care. A grounded conversation about equity, access and better outcomes.Jessica Fishburn APAM is an experienced physiotherapist who works primarily in pelvic health and with patients experiencing persistent pain. Despite the challenges of rural isolation, she strives to achieve the best outcomes for every individual by using the latest evidence, technology and professional networks. Alongside her business partners, she is a director of Gen Health Hamilton (@gen_health_), a vibrant combined allied health clinic, and ProFeet Footwear Hamilton (@profeetfootwear_hamilton), a specialist podiatry shoe store. -----Sophie Shephard MACP is a Wagga Wagga-based APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist, the founder of Vive Pain and Fatigue and a PhD candidate at Charles Sturt University. She has a special interest in pain, fatigue and invisible illness stemming from her own lived experience of myalgic encephalomyelitis. Matt Fa APAM is a Sydney-based physiotherapist with over a decade of experience across diverse clinical settings, currently he is working as senior physiotherapist in a tertiary pain centre within the Northern Sydney Local Health District. He has a passion for improving quality of life for people living with chronic pain and helping physiotherapists feel confident and supported in their practice.

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