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Ultrasound-Guided Injections with Dr. Hawkins

Those who have chronic pain can find long-term relief with therapeutic injections, including pain medications like steroids to decrease inflammation and swelling. Dr. Jeffery Hawkins at Southwest Sports and Spine specializes in non-surgical treatments like ultrasound-guided diagnostic & therapeutic injections to help patients find relief.

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& Management with Dr.Hawkins

If you have pain or musculoskeletal problems, you may pay a visit to Southwest Sports and Spine where Dr. Jeffery Hawkins will review the tests you have had and help determine if additional tests or imaging is needed to pinpoint any structural or functional abnormalities, like carpal tunnel, pinched nerves, and more.

Additional Information

Dr. Jeff Hawkins is a board certified family medicine physician with sub-specialty training in sports medicine & musculoskeletal ultrasound. He sees a variety of conditions from acute injuries related to workers comp to chronic overuse injuries. He specializes in nonoperative management of upper and lower extremity tendon, ligament, muscle, joint, and nerve injuries, as well as evaluation and management of spine pain and concussions. He is fellowship trained in musculoskeletal ultrasound, utilizing this for both diagnostic evaluative purposes and to guide procedures. Procedures Dr. Hawkins performs range from simple joint and peritendinous injections, to viscosupplementation injections ("rooster's comb shots"), to advanced minimally invasive procedures like Tenjet/Tenex with ultrasound guidance.

After completing his residency and fellowship training at John Peter Smith, he joined the Southwest Sports and Spine family to continue his practice. He was shaped by the unparalleled clinical experience and procedural training, that comes along with training at the largest family medicine residency, and the largest primary care sports medicine fellowship in the nation at John Peter Smith, bringing the cutting edge pursuit of knowledge and healthcare systems navigation learned at John Peter Smith coupled with a passion to advance care in pain management while improving safety.

Outside of work he enjoys traveling, new restaurants, spending time with his wife and two young daughters as well as his parents and 5 siblings.

Courses & Conferences

Pain Weekend Regional Conference (2018 & 2019)

The Opioid Crisis: Getting to the Bottom Line (North Texas, 2018)

JPS Annual National Research Symposium (2015)

AMSSM Annual Meeting (2014-2015)

SAAFP Practical Advances in Musculoskeletal and Sports Care Conference (2013)

Galveston Health Fair (2007-2009)

Research

2015 Analgesia and Improved Performance in a set of Patients Treated by Cooled Radiofrequency for Pain and Dysfunction

• Studied the ablation of periosteal nerves coursing through the knees by cooled radiofrequency (CRF) as an option for reducing pain and promoting overall improvement in knee function for as long as 9-months, as reflected by favorable changes in Oxford Knee Scores after CRF.

2015 Analgesia and Improved Performance in a Patient Treated by Cooled Radiofrequency for Pain and Dysfunction Post Bilateral Total Knee Replacement.

• Published case report: Clinical experience of a patient that originally presented to an orthopedic surgeon with OA of both knees that demonstrated an alternative, relatively noninvasive, pain management strategy; cooled radiofrequency (CRF) ablation of sensory nerves.

2008 UT Medical Branch Summer Research Program

• Performed study on the hip joint of human specimens analyzing MIS approaches for muscle strain injuries. The specimens were measured and simulated with the femur and leg positions adjusted to relevant positions to predict muscle stretch and strain with respect to neutral resting muscle length.

Award Winner: Best Overall Clinical Sciences Poster across all disciplines.

2002 Lockheed-Martin Missiles and Fire Control Internal Research and Development (Published Classified)