Tracy Guy - Cirque du Soleil, Perfromance Medicine Therapist for over a decade

Send us Fan MailTracy is an Australian trained physiotherapist who has spent most of career working overseas initially with professional female golfers in the LPGA. In this episode Tracy shares her journey into professional sport where she moved from Perth to Europe to work in professional golf and then randomly decided to run away and join the circus where she spent an 11-year stint traveling all parts of the world as a Performance Medicine Therapist with Cirque du Soleil across several of their shows. Tracy now works in the USA, and she shares how she became fully registered to practice in the States as well as tips for those considering one day working in America.  Highlights from the episode…How it all began with working in a regional hospital in Port Headland Western Australia. How Tracy got on the LPGA European tour as the sole sports physiotherapist for over 120 players. Tracy describes a physio service model that exists in professional golf that could be well adopted by athletes in other sports when wanting a personal on call physio while touring. How she went from professional golf to working with Cirque du Soleil. Description of how Cirque du Soleil is structured regarding shows, touring and the performance medicine department. My personal experience joining Cirque du Soleil where I got meet Tracy for the first time. What it took to be a physiotherapist with Cirque du Soleil and the day-to-day roles and responsibilities. How Cirque du Soleil athletes differ from athletes of more traditional sports and what I learnt from the significantly low rate of acute injuries seen in that environment. Tracy describes her transition from Cirque du Soleil to now permanently working in the States and she shares what it takes for Australian physios to be able to work in the US.  What it’s like to be a physiotherapist (Physical Therapist) in the USA. The difference between an Athletic Therapist and a Physical Therapist.Tracy describes how best to work within a diverse multidisciplinary team that she learnt during her time working in various countries around the world. Tracy Guy contact details.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-guy-ab485760/Host: Luis ResaContact me on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-resa-a975196b/Email: [email protected] for listening and please leave a review. If you would like more information on anything mentioned in this episode simply send me an email.