Dr. James A. Underwood

Dr. J. Austin Underwood is a board-certified non-operative orthopaedic specialist who has been with Arthritis & Sports in the Sterling and South Riding offices since 2022. He specializes in sports medicine, nerve testing, and rehabilitation medicine.

After graduating from medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). The medical field of PM&R specializes in maximizing performance of patients in both elite and everyday activities. After residency training, he completed his sports medicine fellowship at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. He has served as a team physician for high schools and universities including the NCAA Division 1 TCU Horned Frogs and Longwood University Lancers.

Specific conditions which Dr. Underwood treats include (but are not limited to) acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries, joint pain, tendonitis, sacroiliac disorders, back pain, sciatica, spine arthritis, disc disease, and nerve injuries. To treat these, he utilizes a range of specialized procedures including epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks, joint injections, trigger point injections, and regenerative medicine techniques such as platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections. These procedures are performed in-house, utilizing x-ray and ultrasound guidance for pin-point accuracy.

Dr. Underwood is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Baker Cyst, Tendinitis, and Bursitis.