Dual Board-Certified
Pain Medicine, Spine & Joint Specialist
Walnut Creek, CA
Telehealth Available | No Referral Required | No Insurance Required
Still in Pain After Trying Everything?
Many patients arrive after seeing multiple specialists, completing physical therapy, or trying treatments that provided only temporary relief. Others would like to explore options both inside and outside of the conventional medical system.
Dr. Murakami takes the time other practices don’t. As a fee-for-service practice in Walnut Creek, appointments are never rushed, and treatment plans are built around your functional goals, looking beyond diagnosis.
Consultations are available in person at the Walnut Creek office or via telehealth for remote patients.
Precision Medicine for Spine and Joint Care
A Different Kind of Pain Specialist
- Dual board-certified osteopathic physician in Pain Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Over 15 years of clinical experience
- Adjunct Faculty at Touro University
- In-patient hospital experience at Mount Sinai and UC San Diego
- Former founder of an integrative medicine center
Dr. Murakami’s training spans conventional interventional pain medicine, osteopathic principles, regenerative orthobiologics, and integrative therapies, looking beyond the site of your pain to identify its true drivers.
Comprehensive Care for Spine & Joint pain
Consultations
Dr. Murakami offers two consultation types designed to meet patients where they are. The Comprehensive Consultation is for patients with complex or longstanding pain, multiple pain generators, or prior treatments that haven’t worked. The Single Joint Consultation is a focused evaluation for one joint or region. Both are available in person or via telehealth.
Spine & Joint Injections
Dr. Murakami performs image-guided procedures under fluoroscopic (x-ray) and ultrasound guidance, including epidural injections, nerve blocks, joint injections, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, and sympathetic nerve blocks. Select procedures are performed in the office; more complex procedures are performed at an ambulatory surgery center (ASC).
Regenerative Medicine & Orthobiologics
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) are considered for carefully selected patients when the clinical picture supports their use, as part of a broader diagnostic and treatment framework, not as a default offering. Dr. Murakami specializes in PRP and BMAC for spine, joint, tendon, and ligament conditions in Walnut Creek and throughout the East Bay.
TESTIMONIALS
From lifelong athletes to biohackers to retirees, Dr. Murakami has helped patients across the Bay Area return to the activities that define them — whether that’s tennis, hiking, cycling, or simply enjoying daily life without pain.