Orthopedic GroupTelehealth
SportsMED Orthopedic Surgery & Spine Center
📍 Huntsville
Return to Play/Learn
Concussion specialist
Thomas Ricks MD
📍 Huntsville, Alabama · Telehealth available · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-04
About
Thomas Ricks, MD is a Huntsville, Alabama Non-Operative Sports Medicine specialist whose subspecialty is Concussion management and musculoskeletal ultrasound. They see patients at SportsMED Orthopedic Surgery & Spine Center.
Areas of concussion focus include Sports Concussion and Return to Play. In this directory the listing sits under Return to Play/Learn.
The practice sees athletes and adults, and telehealth appointments are available.
Services
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Clinical focus areas
ConcussionSports ConcussionReturn to Play
Details
Provider typePhysician - Sports Medicine
SpecialtyNon-Operative Sports Medicine
PracticeSportsMED Orthopedic Surgery & Spine Center
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
Before your first appointment
Patients who contact Thomas Ricks in Huntsville usually want to be clear on a few things first:
- the 6-step return-to-play protocol — The standard stepwise protocol athletic trainers and team physicians follow.
- a realistic concussion recovery timeline — A stage-by-stage timeline, and what should be happening at each one.
- what concussion symptoms actually look like — Every symptom cluster, including the ones that show up days later.
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