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Your Guide to Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare Ups

September 28, 2021Filed Under: Arthritis, Rheumatology, Spine Tagged With: Arthritis, back, Dr. Ai Mukai, neck, physiatrist, physical medicine and rehabilitation, RA flare, Rheumatoid Arthritis, spine

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Managing your rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an ongoing balancing act. Even people with well-controlled RA symptoms can be surprised by sudden flare ups.

SpineUniverse editorial board member and board certified physiatrist Dr. Ai Mukai says rheumatoid arthritis flare …

Filed Under: Arthritis, Rheumatology, Spine Tagged With: Arthritis, back, Dr. Ai Mukai, neck, physiatrist, physical medicine and rehabilitation, RA flare, Rheumatoid Arthritis, spine

Foam Roller for Your Back Pain

March 21, 2021Filed Under: Spine Tagged With: back doctor, back pain, Dr. Ai Mukai, foam roller, muscle recovery, neck pain, physical medicine and rehabilitation, spine

Foam rollers have surged in popularity over the past decade. Foam rollers can be used to help boost circulation and improve flexibility and can also be beneficial in relieving back pain, if used properly. Board certified physical medicine and rehabilitation …

Filed Under: Spine Tagged With: back doctor, back pain, Dr. Ai Mukai, foam roller, muscle recovery, neck pain, physical medicine and rehabilitation, spine

How Smoking Wrecks Your Back

February 15, 2021Filed Under: Spine Tagged With: back, back pain, Dr. Ai Mukai, osteoporosis, smoking, spine

The consequences of smoking are well documented. Increased risk of cancer, heart disease, arteriosclerosis, and higher risk of infection following surgery are just some of the risks associated with smoking. It can also be bad for your back, as Dr. …

Filed Under: Spine Tagged With: back, back pain, Dr. Ai Mukai, osteoporosis, smoking, spine

Essential Oils for Back Pain

February 4, 2021Filed Under: Spine Tagged With: back pain, back pain treatment, Dr. Ai Mukai, essential oils, spine specialist

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Essential Oils for Back Pain

Essential oils are a popular home remedy for many ailments. When it comes to back pain, there are not a lot of medical studies available to prove they actually work. Texas Orthopedics spine specialists Dr. …

Filed Under: Spine Tagged With: back pain, back pain treatment, Dr. Ai Mukai, essential oils, spine specialist

What you need to know about back pain medications

January 28, 2021Filed Under: Spine Tagged With: back pain, Dr. Ai Mukai, interventional spine, low back pain, pain management, spine

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What you need to know about back pain medications


If you are one of the millions of Americans that suffers from back pain, you’ve likely been prescribed medications to help with the pain. Physiatrist Dr. Ai Mukai covers what you
…

Filed Under: Spine Tagged With: back pain, Dr. Ai Mukai, interventional spine, low back pain, pain management, spine

Texas Orthopedics Opens Permanent Lakeway Location

August 23, 2019Filed Under: General, texas orthopedics Tagged With: Dr. Ai Mukai, Dr. Benjamin McArthur, Dr. Christopher Danney, Dr. Jason Somogyi, Dr. Joseph Snowden, Dr. Kelly Cline, Dr. Robert Blais, fracture care, joint replacement, Rheumatology, spine care, Sports Injuries, Texas Orthopedics, Texas Orthopedics Lakeway, X-rays

Texas Orthopedics is thrilled to announce the completion of our new, permanent office location in Lakeway. The office is located in the Lakeway Medical Plaza at 101 Medical Parkway, Ste. 120, Lakeway, TX.

Lakeway is one of the fastest …

Filed Under: General, texas orthopedics Tagged With: Dr. Ai Mukai, Dr. Benjamin McArthur, Dr. Christopher Danney, Dr. Jason Somogyi, Dr. Joseph Snowden, Dr. Kelly Cline, Dr. Robert Blais, fracture care, joint replacement, Rheumatology, spine care, Sports Injuries, Texas Orthopedics, Texas Orthopedics Lakeway, X-rays

Patient Story: Robert’s Journey Through Disc Replacement Surgery

July 8, 2019Filed Under: Spine, texas orthopedics Tagged With: Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement, back pain, Dr. Ai Mukai, Dr. Atilla Onan, Mobi-C Disc Replacement, neck pain, physical medicine and rehabilitation, pinched nerve, spinal pain

54-year-old Robert Jackson is what many would call a ‘manly man’. He’s 6’2”, weighs 215 pounds and lifts weights regularly. He’s been a DPS State Trooper for 19 years and is a member of the Honor Guard.

But in the …

Filed Under: Spine, texas orthopedics Tagged With: Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement, back pain, Dr. Ai Mukai, Dr. Atilla Onan, Mobi-C Disc Replacement, neck pain, physical medicine and rehabilitation, pinched nerve, spinal pain

Patient Story: Thomas Goebel Back on the Court Thanks to Two Texas Orthopedics Physicians

April 1, 2019Filed Under: General, texas orthopedics Tagged With: Austin, Dr. Ai Mukai, hip pain, Orthopedic Surgeons, physical medicine and rehabilitation, sports injury doctors, Texas Orthopedics

When 65-year-old Thomas Goebel walked into Texas Orthopedics to see Dr. David Savage, he was in excruciating hip pain. A few days earlier, he was aggressively practicing for a national racquetball tournament when he rotated the wrong way and …

Filed Under: General, texas orthopedics Tagged With: Austin, Dr. Ai Mukai, hip pain, Orthopedic Surgeons, physical medicine and rehabilitation, sports injury doctors, Texas Orthopedics

Texas Orthopedics’ Austin Monthly Top Doctors

January 14, 2019Filed Under: General, texas orthopedics Tagged With: Austin Monthly Top Doctors, Dr. Ai Mukai, Dr. David Laverty, Dr. Drake Borer, Dr. James Smith, Dr. Peter Garcia, Dr. Vishal Kancherla

The accolades just keep coming in for our outstanding team of physicians here at Texas Orthopedics! Several of our board-certified orthopedic surgeons and physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM & R) specialists were recently named as Top Doctors for …

Filed Under: General, texas orthopedics Tagged With: Austin Monthly Top Doctors, Dr. Ai Mukai, Dr. David Laverty, Dr. Drake Borer, Dr. James Smith, Dr. Peter Garcia, Dr. Vishal Kancherla

Updated Texas Orthopedics SuperDoctors

January 7, 2019Filed Under: General, texas orthopedics Tagged With: Dr. Ai Mukai, Dr. Austin Hill, Dr. Barbara Bergin, Dr. Brian Hardy, Dr. Christopher Danney, Dr. J. Brannan Smoot, Dr. John McDonald, Dr. Kenneth Bunch, Dr. Michael Loeb, Dr. Peter Garcia, Dr. Robert Foster, Dr. Robert Koval, Dr. Ryan Tibbetts, Dr. Scott Smith, Texas Monthly SuperDoctors

It’s a new year, and Texas Orthopedics is thrilled to share an update on our already long list of outstanding physicians who have been recognized as the Texas Monthly SuperDoctors and SuperDoctors Rising Stars by their peers and patients:

Physical …

Filed Under: General, texas orthopedics Tagged With: Dr. Ai Mukai, Dr. Austin Hill, Dr. Barbara Bergin, Dr. Brian Hardy, Dr. Christopher Danney, Dr. J. Brannan Smoot, Dr. John McDonald, Dr. Kenneth Bunch, Dr. Michael Loeb, Dr. Peter Garcia, Dr. Robert Foster, Dr. Robert Koval, Dr. Ryan Tibbetts, Dr. Scott Smith, Texas Monthly SuperDoctors

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  • › Todd Walker, MD
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Texas Orthopedics provides comprehensive orthopedic care by offering on-site X-ray, MRIs, bone density scans, physical and occupational therapy, general orthopedic services, sports medicine, spine care, joint replacement, fracture and trauma care, infusion therapy, and a Joint Commission-accredited outpatient surgery center. In addition to orthopedic surgeons, we have physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists at our locations in Kyle, Round Rock, Lakeway, Northwest Austin, Leander, Central Austin, and South Austin, TX.