Dr. Jennifer Crane is a physical therapist, athletic trainer, board certified orthopedic specialist, and published author. She has been a sports medicine professional for eight years, and has worked with a wide variety of athletes and performing artists throughout that time. Most recently, she worked as a physiotherapist living in China with the Chinese Olympic Teams in preparation for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

While in China, she worked with multiple sports teams: diving, weight-lifting, fencing, gymnastics, synchronized swimming, and track and field. Of the athletes she worked with, 18 of them went on to get an Olympic gold medal in Rio. In addition to treating patients, she also contracts with Cirque du Soleil, and travels worldwide to teach circus arts instructors and students how to protect their bodies to maximize performance and train unencumbered by injury.

When she’s NOT working as Cirque Physio, Jen spends most of her time training and performing as a circus artist and is currently training in Montreal. Current disciplines include single point trapeze, handbalancing, and dance.