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Experts suggest that adults between 18 and 64 years of age rack up at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes of rigorous activity each week along with muscle-building exercises at least twice per week. These guidelines …

At Texas Orthopedics, we’d like to think we always have our finger on the pulse of the running world. So, when Running USA – an advocacy group for the racing industry in the U.S. – released their trends on running …

Texas Orthopedics’ physical medicine and rehabilitation physician Dr. Ai Mukai was recently featured in an article about sciatica in pregnant women for popular website Everyday Health.

Sciatica – an irritation of the sciatic nerve – is only experienced by …

Summertime means swimming and diving, but a seemingly innocent act – plunging headfirst into a pool or lake to cool off – can lead to traumatic injuries such as a broken neck or spine, fractures or sprains, concussions, paralysis …

Some of you head indoors now for your summer workouts in the cool comfort of an air-conditioned gym to escape the heat. And some are gluttons for punishment who still enjoy exercising outdoors even when temps are soaring.

If you …

Travel can be trying for someone with arthritis, or rheumatoid arthritis. Lengthy walks through airports or crowded tourist spots along with extended periods sitting in a car or on a plane can exacerbate painful symptoms.

Arthritis results from …

He shoots. He scores. And sometimes he gets hurt…

As hockey fans everywhere are tuned into the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs right now, Texas Orthopedics is most often tuned into our hometown hockey heroes – the Texas Stars.

Hockey …

Dr. Kris Stockton’s patient, Diego Cardona, experienced the unimaginable: he contracted bacterial meningitis, which ravaged his body, completely shutting down his organs.

He fell into a coma for 10 days and doctors told his family to say their goodbyes to …

Evidence continues to mount that kids specializing in one sport too early will most always lead to both physical –and mental — burnout.

Recent findings shared at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons show that the …

For the estimated 45 percent of Americans who will develop painful knee osteoarthritis in their lifetime (a weakening of the joint due to stiffness and swelling), here’s some good news…

Research has shown there are many ways to decrease chronic …