James K Richardson, MD
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Dr. Richardson’s career has been balanced, with patient care, teaching, and research all having similar priority, and each providing insights for the other two. He has provided lectures to medical students and resident physicians on lumbar disorders, effects of bedrest, clinical reflexes, gait/balance/fall risk, and a variety of other topics for many years. He recently initiated the Leaders and Worst seminar and the Parallel Universe series which serve to foster the perspective that medical students and faculty are colleagues separated, solely, by birth order. Dr. Richardson’s clinical research is primarily related to the refinement, interpretation, and application of electrodiagnostic measures. His laboratory-based research involves gait, balance, and fall risk. The current focus of this line of work is to identify the fundamental peripheral neuromuscular and short latency cognitive attributes which allow successful response to a perturbation while walking and, further, to provide clinically feasible estimates of these to the practicing physician and patient.
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Locations
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinic | Burlington Building 325 E Eisenhower Pkwy Ste 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3364Get Directions -
Neurology Clinic - EEG/EMG Lab | University Hospital South 1500 E Medical Center Dr
Floor 2 Room F2597
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5223Get Directions
Insurance Accepted
University of Michigan Health participates with most health insurance plans.
Education & Training
Medical School or Training
Residency
Board Certifications
Research Overview
Neuropathic gait and balance, focal peripheral neuropathies, clinical measurement of recation time.
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Patient Ratings
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Patient Comments
October 17, 2025 - "Dr. Richardson is an exceptional care provider. He took great care to make sure he understood the intricacies of the issues I described, which is way less common than it should be in the medical field. His ability and willingness to explain things in a way that his patients can understand is unparalleled. I would recommend him to anyone and everyone."
July 9, 2025 - "Dr. Richardson surprised me when he remembered me, as my last visit was back in [...]. This made speaking with him during this visit easy and comfortable. He remembered what we had talked about and what we had tried. After talking with me and checking my strength and weakness he asked but didn't push PT on me. I really appreciated that as I feel like I am being heard. He also made sure that I knew how proud I should be with myself for being able to walk as well as I am and for being able to stop myself from falling. We talked through a treatment plan and then at the end he left it up to me if I wanted or felt like I needed to have a follow-up visit or if just checking in with him in the portal was enough."
June 10, 2025 - "Dr Richardson was respectful and showed great interest in me and my concerns. He explained things very clearly and made sure I understood all my options."
April 3, 2025 - "Dr. Richardson is amazing. Very knowledgable, respectful, listens and explains well. One of the best physicians I have seen."
March 26, 2025 - "Dr. Richardson was very thorough and a great listener."
March 12, 2025 - "This was, by far, the best and most informative medical appointment I think I've ever had. Dr Richardson explained everything that was happening, showed me my [...] and explained what I was seeing, brought up diagrams of the muscles involved, used a skeleton model to explain what was happening in my body. He treated me with respect. I left the appointment with the information I needed and the confidence to move forward."
February 26, 2025 - "Dr. Richardson is exceptional and he helped me very much."
February 5, 2025 - "I had a mixed experience with Dr Richardson - I appreciated that he was honest with me and told me he was overwhelmed and not sure how to treat me. I also appreciated that he attempted to lessen [...]. At the same time, it was so frustrating to see another doctor who doesn't know how to help me. We ended up coming up with some treatment plan options [...]"
November 24, 2024 - "Dr. Richardson was very knowledgeable, compassionate and provided excellent care"
November 13, 2024 - "Dr. Richardson, in my opinion is an excellent role model of a physician caring for patients. He is an excellent listener, exhibits true empathy, is holistic in his approach, always provides helpful education and recommendations. It is rare to find a doctor with all of these qualities."
