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Bozeman Sports Medicine was founded in 2019 by Erik Adams, MD, PhD, and Erin Blakely, MA, to help meet the musculoskeletal health needs of our neighbors. Dr. Adams is a physician with specialty fellowship training in non-operative sports medicine and in ultrasound imaging, and Erin Blakely is a medical assistant with extensive experience in medical procedures and an education in Human Development and Family Science. We promote the values of seeking to be excellent in all we do and in putting our patients first.

About Bozeman Sports Medicine injury treatments

Meet one of the country's leading experts in musculoskeletal ultrasound

Erik Adams MD, PhD

Dr. Adams, our physician at Bozeman Sports Medicine, is a specialist in his field for one reason: to make your life an active life. An active life means hiking, skiing, playing tennis or pickleball, training hard, running a marathon, or playing on the floor with your grandkids. Whatever your dreams are, Dr. Adams’ expertise can help you regain them. So when musculoskeletal injury, pain, and nerve entrapment issues stand in the way of this kind of life, it is imperative that they be healed. Not masked, not tolerated, but healed.
When you meet Dr. Adams, you will notice that there are two things that characterize his approach: First, he is interested in your goals, your dreams, and in finding a way to achieve them. Second, he believes excellence is the path towards successfully treating your condition. This commitment to excellence has been reflected in Dr. Adams’ career path. He is a national expert in musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging. He is a regular presenter at national and international conferences, including an advanced ultrasound group that is developing cutting-edge evaluation and treatment methods. He is an anatomy professor in our WWAMI medical school at Montana State University.  All of this experience benefits you as a patient.
Dr. Adams and his family moved to Bozeman in 2016 from Wisconsin, where he had a busy musculoskeletal practice for 15 years. His wife, Dr. Alexandra Adams, has also had a career committed to excellence.  An MD/PhD herself, Dr. Alex Adams is a national expert on building community research partnerships. She is the director of CAIRHE, the Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity at Montana State University. The two Dr. Adams have three children, the oldest an engineer at SpaceX, the middle a mathematician, and the youngest a budding entrepreneur.

What Our Patients Say

  • Please visit Erik Adams and his team. They were extremely helpful, insightful, and listened intently. It has been five years of trying to figure out what is wrong with my right hip area, I have visited countless specialist and Erik Adams and his assistant were not only validating, but they were able to diagnose my issue during my first visit. I highly recommend this establishment.
    Annika E.
  • Dr Adams is my “go to” guy for any sports related issues. I have been a patient of his for many years and I cannot recommend him highly enough. His detailed knowledge continues to amaze me and his skill with ultrasound is unparalleled. If it can be fixed, he can do it.
    Bill C.
  • Once again, Dr.Adams has exceeded every positive metric attainable and I count myself lucky to be able to work with him. We’re honing in on fixing my very complex issues, systematically and intelligently, and I am SO EXCITED to enhance my physical performance and move pain free. His knowledge of PRP, as well as the anatomy + ultrasound (and reading MRI’s etc) is frankly mind boggling and very much appreciated
    Robin N.

Who we are

Dr. Erik Adams, one of the country's leading experts in musculoskeletal ultrasound

Erik Adams MD, PhD

My vision for your health is that you are restored to full activity, without restrictions or barriers. I believe in healing, and the techniques we use at Bozeman Sports Medicine do precisely that – they heal. My goal is always an excellent outcome for each patient. It is this focus on your health that has driven me to pursue the most advanced training throughout my career.

Education

MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
PhD Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Residency, University of Wisconsin
Sports Medicine Fellowship, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine

Positions

Sports Medicine Physician, Bozeman Sports Medicine
Assistant Research Professor, Montana State University Bozeman
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Anatomy Instructor, WWAMI Medical School site, MSU
Erin Blakely, MA with the Bozeman Sports Med practice

Erin Blakely, MA

Practice Manager and Medical Assistant

For more than 10 years, Erin has worked alongside Dr. Adams, helping patients navigate every step of their care with knowledge, compassion, and attention to detail. Her extensive experience with regenerative medicine procedures means she knows exactly what to expect—and how to help patients feel prepared, comfortable, and confident throughout the process.

Erin is often the first friendly face you'll meet in the exam room and the reassuring presence by your side during treatment. From answering questions and explaining procedures in a way that's easy to understand to coordinating appointments, follow-up care, and communication, she is dedicated to making every patient's experience as seamless as possible!

Patients frequently describe Erin as someone who makes them feel at home. She has a unique ability to recognize what each person needs, whether that's taking extra time to explain a procedure, offering encouragement, holding a hand during treatment, or even giving one of her famously relaxing foot massages to help patients stay comfortable. Her calm presence and genuine compassion help turn what can feel like an intimidating experience into one where patients feel cared for, supported, and at ease.

Beyond the clinic, Erin is passionate about understanding people and the relationships that shape our health and well-being. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Science and is currently completing her Master of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences at Montana State University, with an expected graduation in Spring 2027. Her graduate research explores the impact of invisible work—the often unseen cognitive, emotional, and physical labor within families—examining how it influences family systems from both female and male perspectives. This work reflects what has always been at the heart of her patient care: a genuine desire to understand how we show up for ourselves and for others, and how those relationships influence healing.

At Bozeman Sports Medicine, we believe exceptional care is built by exceptional people. Erin's dedication to patient education, coordination of care, and personalized support is one of the many reasons our patients continue to trust our team with their health.

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Julie Harris, Bozeman Sports Med Office Manager

Julie Harris
Office manager

If you've called Bozeman Sports Medicine, chances are Julie was the first friendly voice you heard. As the heart of our front office, she is often the first person to welcome patients into our clinic, answer their questions, and help them take the first step toward getting the care they need.

Julie has a genuine love for connecting with people. With a true small-town heart and a warm, approachable personality, she builds meaningful relationships with patients from the very first conversation. Whether you're calling to schedule an appointment, have questions about your visit, or need help navigating the process, Julie is there to guide you every step of the way.

Known for her positive attitude, quick sense of humor, and calm, reassuring presence, Julie has a way of making every interaction feel personal. She understands that reaching out for medical care can feel overwhelming, and she works hard to make the experience simple, welcoming, and stress-free. Patients often tell us they appreciate how easy she is to talk to and how she always seems to have the answer—or knows exactly how to find it.

Behind the scenes, Julie is the organizational backbone of our clinic. From coordinating schedules and keeping the day running smoothly to helping patients navigate the details of their care, she has an incredible ability to keep everything on track while making every patient feel like they are her top priority.

At Bozeman Sports Medicine, we believe great patient care begins long before you walk through our doors. Julie's kindness, dedication, and genuine care for others set the tone for the experience our patients have every day, and we're grateful she's the first connection so many people make with our team.

What we do

by Erik Adams MD, PhD

I am a board-certified sports medicine physician and have practiced my specialty for over 20 years. I take your health seriously and have built my practice around optimizing your outcome. I have more than a dozen years of advanced training in ultrasound imaging and cutting-edge treatment technologies. As an expert in my field, I have been invited to lecture on these topics nationally and internationally and have become a contributing member of a highly advanced ultrasound imaging study group. I am also an assistant professor at MSU and the University of Washington School of Medicine and teach anatomy in the Montana WWAMI [Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho] Medical School. Being surrounded by excellent doctors and scientists in these endeavors has continually pushed me to pursue excellence in myself. I believe this has a direct impact on the quality of care I can provide for you.
I believe in the traditional patient-centered values of medicine, and I combine these with a modern approach that utilizes scientifically-proven technology. This requires that I spend adequate time with you at each visit and not let the frenzied world of health insurance dictate what your values ought to be. I see life as a gift, one that we need to make the most of, and to do so,  we need to get busy fixing the things that hold us back.

A healing touch

Our treatment methods utilize what is known about the science of healing to both stimulate and speed healing. The discovery of sources of numerous growth factors that drive every aspect of healing has allowed us to harness these growth factors to address both new and old injuries. Old injuries are particularly problematic because the healing process has become arrested and usually remains so permanently. New injuries can benefit from accelerating the healing process and ensuring its completion. Growth factors are obtained from your own platelets, from mesenchymal signaling cells, or from placental tissue matrix obtained from planned Cesarean section births. The selection of the appropriate growth factor source depends on the nature of the injury we are treating.
The use of platelets (as in platelet-rich plasma – PRP) for tendon tears is well supported in the literature with randomized, controlled trials. Mesenchymal signaling cells have shown excellent data for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. These non-surgical therapies can be truly life-changing.
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Conditions & Symptoms that benefit our treatments

Rotator cuff partial thickness tears
Tennis and golfer’s elbow
Sacroiliac ligament tears
Osteoarthritis – any joint
Patellar and Achilles tendinosis
Knee MCL and LCL tears
Stress fractures
Lateral hip tendon tears
Achilles tendon partial thickness tears
Tendinosis (previously called tendinitis)
Nerve entrapments
•  Occipital neuralgia
•  Peripheral nerve entrapments in extremities
Hamstrings tears
Lumbar spine fascia tears
Ligament tears causing joint
instability
Wrist TFCC tears
Plantar fasciopathy (previously called plantar fasciitis)
Biceps tendinopathy

How to Contact us

4181 Fallon Street, Suite 2
Bozeman, MT 59718-4400
Inside the Ridge Athletic Club
406.586.2865
406.558.2891
moc.demstropsnamezob@ofni

Clinic hours

Monday - Thursday: 9 am - 5 pm
Friday: by appointment

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