What does it really take to be a world-class sports PT in today’s game? According to Dr. Jaime Mor, it starts by throwing out the cookie-cutter protocols and learning to think for yourself.

In this wide-ranging, energizing conversation, Jaime shares the hard lessons he learned on his way from burned-out employee to cash-based clinic owner. We get into the weeds of rehab tech, movement assessment, communication with surgeons, and why most athletes are still being underserved, even in 2025.

Jaime doesn’t hold back: he critiques the current education model, gives advice to new grads, offers his ideal PT school curriculum, and outlines how every therapist can improve their ability to observe, test, and adapt to the athlete in front of them.

Get ready for a straight-talking dose of inspiration and challenge - this one’s for the clinicians who want to break the mold and actually lead.

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What makes a great PT from a surgeon’s perspective? Dr. Hugh House, a veteran orthopedic surgeon who operates across the upper and lower extremity, shares his answer in this candid and insightful episode. Spoiler: It’s not where you went to school or how many techniques you know. It’s how much you care, how clearly you communicate, and how well you teach.

Dr. House shares exactly what he looks for in post-op therapy, what red flags tell him a PT may not be pushing hard enough, and how small changes early in rehab can create big differences in range of motion and long-term outcomes.

He also explains why many surgeries are avoidable with the right lifestyle choices, and how orthopedics needs to evolve beyond the OR toward collaboration with PTs, strength coaches, nutritionists, and even psychologists. We touch on return-to-play protocols for total joints, the science behind early loading after trauma, and how to support patients struggling with weight, motivation, or fear of movement.

If you’re a therapist who wants to understand the surgeon’s mindset, this is one of the most valuable conversations you’ll hear.

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In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Ramsey Nijem, University of Kansas Men’s Basketball Director of Sport Performance. Former NBA head strength coach at just 25 years old and current performance coach for University of Kansas basketball. Ramsey is known not just for elite-level coaching, but for making complex training science incredibly simple and applicable for coaches and therapists working in the real world.

We go deep on eccentric training - when to use slow vs. fast eccentrics, how to progress from tempo-based rehab to high-speed performance work, and how Ramsey periodizes loading throughout an NCAA basketball season. He also unpacks his approach to athlete buy-in, leadership, and making the weight room a space athletes want to show up to.

Whether you're rehabbing tendinopathy, training vertical jump, or managing force plates in your clinic, this episode will reshape how you think about athlete development and performance.