Episode 7-Part 1: Physical Therapy for Circus Artists with Cirque Physio

Please won’t you be a Patreon?: http://www.patreon.com/theartistathlete How do you know if your circus pain is a mild irritation or a major problem? And if it is a problem where can a circus artist go to find help? Shannon asks Dr. Jen Crane of Cirque Physio all about treating the circus population and the competitive ping pong population. http://www.theartistathlete.com -Show Notes: The letters behind Jen's name are: PT: Physical Therapist DPT: Doctor of Physical Therapy OCS: Othopedic Clinical Specialist ATC: Athletic Training Certification   If you are looking for a physical therapist who is also a body worker, you want to look for a: FAAOMPT: Fellow of the American Academy of Othopedic Manual Physical Therapists   You can find Jen Crane on Instagram @cirque_physio and at http://www.cirquephysio.com   Tune in next week for Part 2!    This podcast is dedicated to CIRCUS. Aerialist, Shannon McKenna interviews guests from acrobats in Cirque du Soleil to circus therapists and everyone in between. Learn the backstage lives of those who flip, twist, sparkle, and shine under the big top. Shannon McKenna is an internationally recognized circus performer and coach. For the past decade, she has been a freelance artist: giving workshops and classes across 7 countries and worked on both traditional and contemporary circus shows in the US, Portugal, Germany, and Australia including the Shrine Circus and SOAP. She holds a BFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a concentration on post-modern physical theater (how's that for a mouthful?). She founded The Artist Athlete in 2018 as a means to produce educational materials about circus arts including a line of e-books to help aerial artists train safely and a podcast in which she interviews experts in the industry about their careers. If you're reading this, you're probably listening to it. Thank you! She currently lives in whichever circus community is the warmest. Find her online: www.theartistathlete.com Facebook: The Artist Athlete Instagram: @the_artist_athlete