Get Back in the Game:
Most patients who land here are stuck in the same cycle:
“I rested… it got better… then the pain came back.”
“Ice and stretching aren’t enough.”
“I’m active — I need a real solution.”
Soft-tissue sports injuries don’t fix themselves when the underlying inflammation and micro-damage remain.
You need treatments that actually repair tissue and restore proper mechanics — not just mask symptoms.
At Vargas Foot Specialists, our sports injury protocols combine advanced technology + regenerative medicine + biomechanical correction to help patients recover faster, stay active, and avoid surgery.
Sports-related foot and ankle injuries typically fall into three major categories:
Inflammation and micro-tearing of tendons such as:
Irritation or degeneration of the plantar fascia at the heel or arch.
Inflammation of the joint capsule, usually under the second toe, caused by overload or foot structure issues.
These conditions share two things in common:
Without correcting both, the pain keeps returning.
Most patients didn’t “do anything wrong.”
Soft-tissue injuries usually come from:
Once inflamed, tendons and fascia become stiff, weak, and prone to chronic pain if not treated correctly.
We don’t rely on outdated treatments like rest, ice, or cortisone injections — which may temporarily reduce pain but weaken tissue over time.
Our approach is built around healing the tissue and fixing the mechanical cause.
What it does:
MLS (Multiwave Locked System) Laser uses synchronized wavelengths of light to reduce inflammation, increase circulation, and accelerate cellular repair.
Why it works:
Tendon and fascial injuries need controlled inflammation, oxygen delivery, and tissue regeneration — MLS supports all three.
Benefits:
Results:
Patients often feel improvement within 3–4 sessions, with full benefit over a structured 6-session protocol.
Success rates reach 85–90% for soft-tissue injuries.
What it does:
Shockwave delivers acoustic pulses into the injured tissue to stimulate healing at the cellular level.
Why it works:
It increases blood vessel growth, breaks up scar tissue, and reactivates the body’s healing response — critical for chronic tendonitis and plantar fasciitis.
Benefits:
Results:
Pain relief often begins within 1–2 weeks, with continued improvement for up to 12 weeks.
Success rates frequently exceed 90%.
Clarix Flo provides growth factors, anti-inflammatory cytokines, and regenerative proteins that target deep tissue damage.
Why they work:
They promote true regeneration of damaged tissue — not just symptom suppression.
Best for:
Benefits:
Many patients begin experiencing improvement within 2–4 weeks.
What they do:
Orthotics correct the mechanical forces that cause soft-tissue injuries in the first place.
Why they work:
They stabilize the foot, reduce strain on tendons and fascia, and prevent overload of joints and soft tissue.
Benefits:
Most patients feel relief within 1–3 weeks of consistent use.
Compared to cortisone
Compared to rest and ice
Compared to surgery
Our goal is always to keep you active and out of the operating room.
Your personalized plan typically includes:
Many patients feel significant improvement within 2–4 weeks, with full recovery depending on the severity and duration of the injury.
These conditions don’t magically resolve.
Ignoring them leads to:
Dr. Vargas served as a team podiatrist for the Miami Heat (NBA) and the Sugar Land Skeeters. He brings that same elite, world-class expertise to every patient in his Sugar Land office
With more than 20 years of dedicated practice, Dr. Vargas has successfully helped over 100,000 patients find lasting relief from foot and ankle pain, right here in our community
Holding dual board certifications in podiatric surgery is a distinction that places Dr. Vargas in the top tier of his field, demonstrating the highest standard of medical and surgical skill
Don’t wait another day. Schedule your appointment with Dr. Vargas, Sugar Land’s trusted podiatrist, and get back on your feet.
