"The effects of time, wear and tear eventually affect all of us. But most of back pain is manageable. Rarely is it serious … so don’t panic."
Texas Back Institute
Plano, Texas 75093 United States
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Dr. James D. Cable, MD, Plano, TX, 75093
James D. Cable, M.D. is an Occupational & Sports Medicine Physician specializing in recreational and work-related back injuries. Dr. Cable earned his Bachelors Degree and Medical Degree from Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Illinois where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He then continued with a residency at the University of Texas Affiliated Hospitals in Houston, TX.
Prior to joining the Texas Back team, Dr. Cable was the Medical Director at BackWeRCs. Dr. Cable has received many honors in his medical career including, accreditation by the Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, certification by he Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, Chairman of the Education Committee for the Texas Health Research Institute and the Chairman of Residency Admissions Committee’s Family Practice Residency at the University of Texas in Houston. Dr. Cable is dedicated to helping patient’s manager back pain on a day to day basis.
Dr. James D. Cable is an Occupational & Sports Medicine Physician with Texas Back Institute.
Type of Spine Care Professional
Occupational medicine physician
Areas Served
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- Back pain
- Chronic pain
- Coccydynia
- Degenerative disc disease
- Herniated disc / bulging disc
- Leg pain
- Lower back pain
- Muscle pain / muscle strain
- Neck disorders
- Neck pain
- Nerve pain / neuralgia
- Osteoporosis
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- Sciatica / radiculopathy
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sports injuries
- Upper back pain
- Whiplash
Treatments
- Exercise
- Massage therapy
- Medications for pain and related health issues
- Pain management
- Physical medicine & rehabilitation
- Physical therapy
- Sports medicine
Professional Affiliations
- American Board of Family Practice
- American Academy of Family Practice
- American Medical Association
- Texas Academy of Family Practice
- Texas Medical Association
- Dallas County Medical Society
Certifications
- Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice
Professional Distinctions
- Former Associate Southwest Clinic, which was the Dallas area's premier occupational medicine group for many years
- Chairman of the Education Committee, Institute for Spine and Biomedical Research, now The Texas Health Research Institute, since 1994
- Certified by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education in 1996
- Served as company physician to several Dallas area corporations including Southwest Airlines and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
- Specializes in medical treatment and physical therapy programs aimed at non-surgical treatment of back pain
- Medical Director, BackWeRCs, oversaw certification by the Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities of the five work hardening clinics