Jacob C. Jones | M.D. | RMSK

Miles of Motivation: Alice Races Ahead of AMPS

Miles of Motivation: Alice Races Ahead of AMPS

12-year-old Alice is racing towards her dreams, confidently managing each day and creating her own path! With a passion for running, she participates in cross country for her school and the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). After securing fifth place in AAU’s 5K, Alice...

Pediatric Musculoskeletal Ultrasound at Scottish Rite for Children

Pediatric Musculoskeletal Ultrasound at Scottish Rite for Children

Pediatric musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound is a safe, effective, and painless approach to observing bones, ligaments, tendons, and other tissues in and around joints. At Scottish Rite for Children, ultrasound has been used for many years by our radiologists and...

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: How It Helps Your Child

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: How It Helps Your Child

Sports medicine physician Jacob C. Jones, M.D., RMSK, is a musculoskeletal ultrasound expert with advanced training in using ultrasound to evaluate and treat sport-related injuries in children and teens. This commonly used technology uses sound waves to create...

Common Youth Ice Hockey Injuries and How to Avoid Them

Common Youth Ice Hockey Injuries and How to Avoid Them

Ice hockey is a contact sport that carries a higher risk of injury as the skill and competition level increase. Though ice hockey may not be as prevalent in North Texas as it is in other regions, Scottish Rite’s Sports Medicine team still takes care of injuries from...

Muscle Strain Q&A

Muscle Strain Q&A

Our world-renowned sports medicine experts are ready to help your injured athlete get back in the game. We have unparalleled experience providing nonoperative and arthroscopic care to treat common sport-related injuries including concussions, ligament injuries and...

Evaluating Adolescent Ankle Pain

Evaluating Adolescent Ankle Pain

Content included below was presented at the 2021 Pediatric Orthopedic Education Symposium by sports medicine physician Jacob C. Jones, M.D, RMSK. You can watch the full lecture and download this summary. The ankle is one of the most commonly injured body parts in...

Building Muscle in Young Athletes: Getting Started

Building Muscle in Young Athletes: Getting Started

Young athletes may express an interest in building muscle or “lean body mass” for a variety of reasons. Body composition includes water, bone, fat, muscle and other tissues such as organs and vessels. The elements that are most affected by diet and exercise are fat...

Young Athletes and Heel Pain

Young Athletes and Heel Pain

Skeletally immature athletes, those that are still growing, have unique conditions that occur in the growth centers of the bones. Heel pain in adults is caused by different issues because their growth centers are closed. Sports medicine physician Jacob C. Jones, M.D.,...

Ultrasound in Pediatric Sports Medicine

Ultrasound in Pediatric Sports Medicine

This is a summary of a lecture provided by sports medicine physician Jacob C. Jones, M.D., RMSK, as part of the Coffee, Kids and Sports Medicine educational series. Watch the full lecture.Print the PDF. Basic Ultrasound PhysicsMost are aware that ultrasound uses sound...