Q&A with Justine Branco

Experienced athletic therapist answers recovery and performance questions leading up to Nationals 2023



As twenty-two teams across the country from six provinces gear up for The Canadian Nationals 2023, we sat down with an experienced athletic therapist, Justine Branco, to ask a few questions on performance and recovery. Justine Branco is a certified athletic therapist as well as a certified strength & conditioning specialist. Branco works with the Junior Women’s National Team and the Indoor Women’s National Team. In addition, Branco acts as assistant athletic therapist at Seneca College, working with 13 varsity teams. She completed her Bachelor of Kinesiology at the University of Toronto in 2014 where she also played 5 years as a member of U of T’s Varsity Blues Women’s Field Hockey Team. Branco also obtained a  Bachelor of Applied Health Sciences, specializing in Athletic Therapy in 2017 from Sheridan College.