Dr Alastair Jones

Alastair Jones is a Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal Physician and a Consultant in Emergency Medicine.

Alastair qualified as a doctor in 2003 from the University of Sheffield and has been a consultant now for thirteen years. He runs several Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal Clinics across Leeds and Bradford, within the NHS and private sectors.

He founded and leads the Bradford Royal Infirmaries, Acute Musculoskeletal Clinic, a one-of-a-kind clinic looking at joining up the care of patients presenting to hospital with soft tissue MSK injuries.

His areas of clinical expertise and interest include treating bone, muscle, nerve, tendon, ligament and joint problems along with other sports related injuries such as concussion. He is a Key Opinion Leader for several international companies related to concussion. He is also proficient in musculoskeletal ultrasound.

Alastair is a Director and Educator for Simply MSK, a Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal Education Company delivering education to Doctors, Physiotherapists and Sports Therapists across the country. He is also a director and holds the title of Director of Medicine for ecovery, a digital healthcare triage company.

Alastair is heavily involved in the field of Sports and Exercise Medicine. He has held the post of Head of Medical Services for Leeds Rugby where he oversaw the medical departments of both Leeds Rhinos Rugby League and Yorkshire Carnegie Rugby Union.

He currently is the Head of Medical Services for Leeds Rhinos Netball. He also currently provides medical services for the Rugby Football Union, where he is a course instructor for the Rugby Football Unions Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport course.

Alastair has previously worked for Tonga as their doctor during the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and has held the role of Immediate Care doctor at the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup and 2016 Rugby Union Junior World Cup.

The Sports Medicine and Injury Clinic at Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital

The Leeds Sports Medicine and Injury Clinic run by Dr Jones is aimed at active individuals who are currently struggling to return to sport due to acute or chronic injuries. The service provides accurate, timely assessment and targeted investigation of your injury.

Treatment options are discussed and delivered along with detailed return to activity guidance/protocols. Dr Jones works closely with radiologists, physiotherapists and orthopaedic surgeons to ensure you receive the most appropriate treatment for your injury and return to activity as quickly and safely as possible. All aspects of your care can be accessed all under one roof at the Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital.

Services include:

• X-ray
• Musculoskeletal ultrasound
• CT scanning
• MRI scanning
• Health and wellness blood tests
• Vitamin and mineral blood tests
• Joint pain injections
• Tendinopathy management (including injections)
• Pain management
• Return to sporting activity guidance
• Gait Analysis 
• Shockwave therapy
• Concussion assessment
• Physiotherapy
• Blood profile assessment advice
• Relative energy deficiency in sport assessment.

Dr Jones can also see children (over the age of 10) with musculoskeletal or sporting injuries in the Leeds Sports Medicine and Injury Clinic.

Why do you need a multi-disciplinary approach for rapid sports injury recovery? Read Dr Jones' patient case study

Contact our enquiry team for more information and to make an appointment on 0113 322 7251. Find out more about the Leeds Sports Medicine and Injury clinic.

Dr Jones' website: www.thesportsinjurydoctor.com