Sports Rehab Experts with Chase Chavez

From South Dakota State to Virginia Tech—Hannah Whitbred shares her journey in collegiate strength and conditioning. As an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for Olympic Sports at Virginia Tech, Hannah works with student-athletes across multiple sports, each with unique physical demands and performance goals. In this conversation, she breaks down what it's really like to train diverse...

From professional basketball player to PhD researcher to Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Detroit Pistons—Dr. Jordan Sabourin's journey is anything but typical. In this episode, Jordan breaks down his unique career path and shares what he's learned about elite performance from both sides: as an athlete competing professionally in Germany and as the coach responsible for keepi...

Jackson Morris, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach and Director of Football Performance at Missouri State University, talks about his journey from college football player to strength coach. We discuss his career progression from intern to associate director at Mercer,, working across multiple sports, and how his experience as a former athlete at Georgia Southern influences his coaching appr...

On this week's episode of the Sports Rehab Experts Podcast, Rubyn Johnson, Sports Science Coordinator for the Chicago Cubs, talks about his journey as an applied sports scientist working in Major League Baseball. We discuss his journey working as a strength coach and how it evolved into a sports science role and the things he learned along this path. Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media...

In this episode of our Strength Coach Collaboration Series, we sit down with Matt Gebert, Assistant Football Strength and Conditioning Coach for Auburn Matt brings a diverse background spanning collegiate football and the NFL. His career includes positions at multiple Division 1 schools and a stint in the NFL. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from Western Connecticut State Univ...

In the first episode of our Strength Coach Series, we sit down with Chris Martin, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for LSU Baseball. Chris brings a unique perspective from his six years with the Houston Astros organization, where he most recently served as Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. During his tenure, he helped develop 10 players who made their Major League debuts in 2...

On the 100th episode of the Sports Rehab Experts podcast, we talk to good friend and current D1 Sports Fellow at the University of Arizona, Santi Salazar Ruiz. Santi discusses how his parent's move to America helped shape his career as well as his role in multiple different sports and places have make him the clinician he is today.

Carolina Panthers ATC, PT, and Performance Analyst, Corey Rodrigo discusses his unique rehab journey. We talk about his time completing a dual PT/MBA degree and how he applies his knowledge from a business degree into a high performance team    Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available listening platforms: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/sportsrehabexperts⁠ Instagram: ⁠ https://w...

Aaron Williams, Rehab Coordinator at UIC talks about his ups and downs along his journey to get to residency and now to the college level and how his perseverance is something that has kept him moving forward. Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available listening platforms: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/sportsrehabexperts ⁠ Instagram: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/sportsrehabexperts/ ⁠ Twitt...

Ryan Brooks of Rutgers University Football talks about his time in the weight room and his experiences in residency and fellowship have all impacted his practice. We discuss his time in the rehab world and how each stage has contributed to how he approaches rehab.   Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available listening platforms: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/sportsrehabexperts ⁠ Instagram...

We have a fellow podcaster! Shelbie Miller of the Rethinking Rehab Podcast talks about the inception and idea of the podcast and how it stems from her constant desire to grow and learn. We delve deeper into reflecting on her journey and changes as a clinician and how introspection and challenging your own beliefs can only improve you.   Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available...

New York Giants Assistant Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist, Dillon Douglass is today's Sports Rehab Experts guest. We discuss the trials and tribulations he faced on his way to the league and what it takes to work in professional football   Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available listening platforms: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/sportsrehabexperts ⁠ Instagram: ⁠ https://www.ins...

This week's episode of the Sports Rehab Experts Podcast, Ali Ghaisarnia of the Green Bay Packers talks about his journey to the Packers and all the experiences that have helped him along his journey  Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available listening platforms: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/sportsrehabexperts ⁠ Instagram: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/sportsrehabexperts/ ⁠ Twitter: ⁠...

In this episode of Sports Rehab Experts, we feature Olivia Abdoo, Sports Medicine Manager for the UFC, who provides invaluable insights into the world of sports rehabilitation and performance optimization in mixed martial arts. Olivia delves into unique demands that MMA requires and how her training in residency and fellowship helped best prepare her for fight nights Follow Sports Rehab Experts on...

In this episode of Sports Rehab Experts, we sit down with Matt Hobbs, Director of Return to Performance for University of Nebraska football. Matt discusses the intricate demands of training athletes at the collegiate level and how residency and his training helped form his treatment style today.   Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available listening platforms:  https://linktr.ee...

Adrian Dixon, Head Athletic Trainer of the Baltimore Ravens give us an exclusive inside look of what it is like heading up a sports medicine department prior to an AFC Championship Game. He talks about his journey and some of the things they do to keep the Ravens in the best shape possible throughout a long post season Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available listening platfor...

Jon Gardner of the Charlotte Hornets talks about how his time in private practice helps him in the NBA and communication, flexibility, and variability are very important at the professional level Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available listening platforms: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/sportsrehabexperts⁠ Instagram: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/sportsrehabexperts/⁠ Twitter: ⁠ https://tw...

Today's guest is a physical therapist for the NBA Championship, Denver Nuggets, Jack Friesen. We talk about everything from why he got into sports PT to the difference between working with NFL and NBA athletes and how he utilizes his strength and conditioning background.     Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available listening platforms: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/sportsrehabexpert...

On today's episode of the Sports Rehab Experts Podcast, we chat with Maggie Bryant, VP of Medical for the LA Clippers. We talk about implementing sports science into a large professional team as well as the importance changing tones when communicating with different stakeholders   Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available listening platforms: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/sportsrehab...

Overtime Elite Head Physical Therapist, Trac Norris is today's guest on the Sports Rehab Expert Podcast. Trac talks about working in a new basketball league, creating standardized and meaningful assessments, as well as the lessons he has learned in this new league.   Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available listening platforms: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/sportsrehabexperts ⁠ Inst...

Chicago Bears' Director of Rehab, Tristen Asken is today's guest on the Sports Rehab Experts Podcast. Tristen talks about his experiences in residency and how they prepared him for his role in the NFL. We chat about all things including preparing people to return to high collision sports and how his approach changes for different types of players.   Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social me...

On today's podcast, we have Assistant Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist of Real Salt Lake, Ryan Newton. We chat about working in multiple professional sports and when to work short versus long term adaptations in pro soccer   Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available listening platforms: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/sportsrehabexperts ⁠ Instagram: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/s...

Indiana Pacers Physical Therapist and Assistant Athletic Trainer, Patrick Gilbert talks about his pro sports experiences in PT school and communicating amongst different teams on the latest episode of the Sports Rehab Experts Podcast     Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available listening platforms: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/sportsrehabexperts ⁠ Instagram: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com...

Brent Henderly of Elon University Athletics talks about his role of being the Team PT for Elon University as well as working in outpatient rehab. We chat about athlete buy in, how he breaks downs athletes of all shapes and sizes, and communication amongst all sports med providers.   Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available listening platforms: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/sportsrehabex...

Staff Physical Therapist for the Indianapolis Colts, Mackenzie Scovill talks about working with team physicians, creating organic athlete buy in, and her favorite parts of working in the NFL   Follow Sports Rehab Experts on social media and all available listening platforms: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/sportsrehabexperts⁠ Instagram: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/sportsrehabexperts/⁠ Twitter: ⁠ https://twitt...