Physical Therapists Are Losing This Fastest-Growing Market

🎪 Circus Is a Sport — And PTs Need to Catch Up

Performing artists train at the edge of human capacity. They hang from silks, spin inside metal wheels, lift unstable loads overhead, and train for hours a week — yet many don’t receive sport-specific care.

In this episode of PT Pintcast, Emily Scherb (The Circus Doc) explains why circus and pole athletes are one of the fastest-growing, underserved populations in physical therapy — and how PTs can step up.

We talk about:

Adult-onset circus

Load management in performing arts

Why pole dancers avoid healthcare

The business opportunity hiding in plain sight

How to treat aerial athletes without saying “just stop”

If you’re a physical therapist, clinic owner, or healthcare professional who wants to stand out by understanding your patients’ passions — this episode matters.

⏱ Chapters

00:00 – Circus Meets Physical Therapy
04:12 – What Counts As Circus?
09:00 – Load Management For Artists
12:48 – Why Artists Avoid Care
16:05 – The Opportunity For PTs
19:30 – Final Advice For Clinicians