James R. Johnston, Jr., MD

Sports Medicine Family Doctor

Dr. James R. Johnston, Jr. is a Sports Medicine Family Doctor in Johnson City, TN with special training and skill in preventing and treating illness and injury in children and adults who live physically active lifestyles. As a Sports Medicine Family Doctor, James R. Johnston, Jr., MD performs pain and mobility assessment, treatment plan development, and mobility restoration treatment. Family Sports Medicine is a medical specialty focusing on treating illness and injury in children and adults who participate in physically active lifestyles, occupations, or athletics. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Sports Medicine Family Doctors include chronic joint and back pain, muscle sprain, nerve damage or dysfunction, hamstring injury, torn ACL, herniated spinal disc, knee injury, and physical injuries occurring as the result of athletics. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Sports Medicine Family Doctors include MRI, x-ray, and CT scan imaging, corticosteroid pain injections, prescribing medication, nerve pain block injections, mobility assessment, medical massage, acupuncture, physical therapy rehabilitation, and referral to other specialists as needed.

A family medicine physician that is trained to be responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the health care of the individual engaged in physical exercise (sports) whether as an individual or in team participation.

Family Sleep Medicine Doctor

Dr. James R. Johnston, Jr. is a Family Sleep Medicine Doctor in Johnson City, TN with special training and skill in family medicine and sleep medicine. As a Family Sleep Medicine Doctor, James R. Johnston, Jr., MD performs comprehensive health care for patients of all ages. Family Sleep Medicine is a medical subspecialty that diagnoses and treats sleep disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Family Sleep Medicine Doctors include snoring, bruxism, nightmare disorder, restless leg syndrome, sleepwalking, sleep apnea, insomnia, REM sleep behavior disorder, and nocturnal epilepsy. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Family Sleep Medicine Doctors include polysomnography, sleep hygiene education, cognitive behavioral therapy, CPAP machine, meditation and mindfulness protocols, nutritional and supplemental therapy, and medication prescription.

A Family Medicine Physician who practices Sleep Medicine is certified in the subspecialty of sleep medicine and specializes in the clinical assessment, physiologic testing, diagnosis, management and prevention of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders. Sleep specialists treat patients of any age and use multidisciplinary approaches. Disorders managed by sleep specialists include, but are not limited to, sleep related breathing disorders, insomnia, hypersomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, parasomnias and sleep related movement disorders.