Sports medicine care for injuries, overuse, and confident return to activity.

Sports medicine for athletes, families, and active adults.

A sports medicine doctor is not only for elite athletes. In Spring, TX, patients often need help with everyday activity problems: knee pain after running, shoulder pain from lifting, ankle sprains from sports, elbow pain from pickleball or golf, heel pain that makes walking difficult, or a student athlete who needs a safe return-to-play plan. Amy Jones, M.D. is board-certified in family medicine and fellowship-trained in primary care sports medicine, which means her work focuses on accurate evaluation, non-operative treatment, prevention, and safe progression back to activity.

Dr. Jones sees patients at 25305 Interstate 45 in Spring, convenient for The Woodlands, Shenandoah, Oak Ridge North, Rayford Road, and North Houston. Her training includes comprehensive athlete care, ultrasound-guided diagnostics and procedures, and sports event coverage. That background helps her evaluate injuries in the context of the patient's sport, work demands, age, training history, and overall health.

Common reasons to schedule include sprains, strains, tendon pain, joint pain, osteoarthritis, muscle injuries, suspected overuse injuries, stress fracture concerns, shoulder and rotator cuff pain, knee pain, plantar fasciitis, elbow tendinopathy, and sports physicals. Patients may also benefit from sports medicine evaluation when symptoms are not improving with rest, pain keeps returning after activity, or there is uncertainty about whether it is safe to keep playing, training, or exercising.

How Dr. Jones approaches diagnosis and recovery.

A sports medicine visit often starts with a detailed history and exam. Dr. Jones may ask when symptoms started, what movements make them better or worse, whether training changed recently, what treatments have already been tried, and what the patient needs to return to. The goal is to identify the likely tissue involved, understand contributing factors, and create a plan that is realistic for the patient's life.

Treatment may include relative rest, activity modification, bracing, splinting, casting, physical therapy, home exercises, medication guidance, imaging when appropriate, ultrasound-guided procedures, PRP discussion for select tendon or joint problems, or percutaneous tenotomy for certain chronic tendon conditions. Surgery is not the starting point for most sports injuries. Many patients improve with a well-structured non-operative plan that restores strength, mobility, and confidence over time.

Patients should seek urgent care for major deformity, inability to bear weight after significant trauma, rapidly worsening swelling, severe head injury symptoms, chest pain, shortness of breath, or neurologic symptoms. For non-emergency sports medicine concerns, call 281-868-7246 or email info@advspine.org.

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• Sports medicine doctor in The Woodlands, TX
• Non-operative orthopedics in Spring and The Woodlands
• Return-to-play education

Frequently asked questions

What does a sports medicine doctor treat?

Sports medicine physicians evaluate activity-related pain and injuries, including sprains, strains, tendon pain, joint pain, overuse injuries, concussions, arthritis symptoms, and return-to-play questions.

Do I need to be a competitive athlete?

No. Dr. Jones sees student athletes, competitive athletes, weekend athletes, active adults, and patients who simply want to move with less pain.

Does sports medicine always mean surgery?

No. Primary care sports medicine emphasizes diagnosis, non-operative treatment, rehabilitation planning, prevention, and referral only when the injury or symptoms suggest it is needed.