Our Mission
Restoring More Than Movement
We help athletes regain confidence and strength after an injury. Recovery goes way beyond physical healing.
We believe recovery is more than fixing what hurts — it’s rebuilding confidence, capacity, and connection to movement.We don’t chase symptoms; we build systems. Every program follows our 4-phase progression:
Find It → Load It → Integrate It→ Express It
This ensures long-term results and return-to-play confidence.
We believe that recovery is about more than just treating an injury.
We proudly serve athletes and active adults throughout New Braunfels, Comal County, and the Hill Country region, from youth athletes to professionals. Whether you’re rehabbing an injury or optimizing performance, we’re here to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
Science-based. Movement-focused. Outcome-driven.
Alyssa Watts, PT, DPT, OCS, TPS, FPS
Dr. Alyssa Watts has had four knee surgeries. She knows what it actually feels like to be told to rest when everything in you wants to push. A former Division I soccer player, she didn’t just study recovery — she lived it, in the way that leaves a mark and changes how you see patients.
That’s what she brings to the clinic. She’s a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy (OCS), a Therapeutic Pain Specialist (TPS), and a Fellow in Pain Science (FPS), with advanced training in manual therapy and functional movement. She also serves as adjunct faculty for Baylor University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program, helping train the next generation of clinicians.
Her approach isn’t complicated. Education, progressive rehab, and honest conversation about where you are and what it’s going to take. She believes “if it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you” — and she means it in both directions. For her patients and for herself.
She joined Accelerate Sport & Spine because the model fits: one-on-one care, high standards, and a room full of people who aren’t ready to quit.
Outside the clinic, she stays active, travels, and spends time with her husband Justin, their daughter, and their three dogs.
James R Jonas DC, BS
Nearly 20,000 patients. Dr. Jonas built Accelerate because he was tired of watching athletes get undertreated — handed a band, told to rest, sent home. He believes in independence not dependency and will tell you exactly what he thinks even when it is not what you want to hear.
He earned his Doctor of Chiropractic and Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness from Parker University. He’s worked with everyone from Olympic-level competitors to people who just want to run on weekends without their knee swelling up afterward. His background in biomechanics, neuroscience, and functional rehab isn’t a talking point. It’s what actually shapes how he treats.
Before opening Accelerate Sport and Spine, he spent years in both large corporate rehab centers and private practice — enough time to know exactly what he didn’t want to replicate. What he built instead is a clinic where the goal is to stop needing the clinic. He also leads continuing education seminars for other clinicians on injury management and sports recovery, because better practitioners means better outcomes for everyone.
A New Braunfels native, he lives here with his wife Brittney and their three boys. When he’s not in the clinic you’ll find him on a nature trail, playing guitar, or somewhere out of cell range with his family.
Carly Popst
Carly Popst is the first person you talk to at Accelerate, and that’s not an accident. After a decade in corporate administration and years as a certified personal trainer — coaching clients from age 6 to 82 — she knows how to read a room and make someone feel like they’re in the right place. That’s the job. Not just scheduling. Making sure you’re not standing at the front desk wondering if you belong here.
She came to Accelerate because the approach matched what she’d already built her career around: treat the person, not just the problem. Her background in personal training means she understands what it takes to move well and what it costs when you can’t. She brings that to every interaction — practical, caring, and genuinely invested in how things go for you.
