Tanigawa Orthopedics Clinic
About
Tanikawa Orthopedic Clinic, located in Satoyamabe, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, is an orthopedic specialty clinic that opened near Agata-no-Mori. Dr. Hirotaka Tanikawa, the clinic director, graduated from Shinshu University School of Medicine and has over 30 years of experience as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in lower back pain, stiff shoulders, knee joint pain, and neuralgia. After working at prefectural hospitals and the Cancer Institute Hospital, he served in clinical practice, research, and medical education at Shinshu University Hospital, and performed thousands of musculoskeletal surgeries as vice director of a general hospital. The clinic covers a wide range of specialties centered on orthopedics, including rheumatology, rehabilitation medicine, pain management, sports orthopedics, and psychosomatic medicine. It also addresses musculoskeletal disorders increasingly common in aging societies, such as osteoarthritis, spondylosis, spinal stenosis, and osteoporosis. Clinic hours are 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, with Thursday and Saturday offering morning-only consultations. The clinic is open on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays, while the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays are closed. The barrier-free facility includes a parking lot, making it easily accessible for patients with physical discomfort. Since musculoskeletal pain directly affects quality of daily life, the clinic emphasizes careful attention to even minor symptoms.
