Chirokind & Rehabilitation Clinic focuses on maintaining health for people of all ages, helping patients pain and prevent disease.
Austin Sports Therapy was founded in 2008 by Dr. Tommer Arbuckle and Dr. Jill Thomson with one goal: bring elite sports medicine to Austin athletes without the insurance runaround. Eighteen years later, we’re still here — and still treating patients the same way.
Before opening AST in 2008, Dr. Arbuckle and Dr. Thomson trained under two respected names in sports medicine world.
In San Jose, they trained under Tobe Hanson — a sports injury specialist and performance coach with over 140,000 patient visits across a 42-year career. Tobe works with professional athletes from the NFL, NHL, UFC, MLB, and PGA, and serves on the medical staff of the San Francisco 49ers and San Jose Sharks. His approach — finding and fixing the root cause of pain rather than managing symptoms — became the foundation of how AST treats every patient.
They also trained under Dr. Harry Ho at Elite Chiropractic and Sports Clinic in San Jose — one of the very few chiropractors in the United States to hold dual diplomates in both Chiropractic Sports and Rehabilitation. Dr. Ho is one of the original Graston Technique practitioners and helped develop the protocols now used by clinicians worldwide.
They brought that training back to Austin and built a clinic around it.
AST Founders in 2008
We're not a general chiropractic practice that sees athletes on the side. Every doctor at AST trained specifically in sports medicine — and every patient is seen one-on-one with their doctor from the first visit to the last.
Dr. Arbuckle and Dr. Thomson hold the Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner (CCSP) designation — a credential held by fewer than 5% of chiropractors nationally. Combined with training under two of the country's leading sports medicine specialists, it means the care you get at AST is built on a foundation most clinics in Austin simply can't match.
With six doctors on staff we almost always have same-week availability. No referral required. No insurance runaround. Just direct access to sports chiropractic care that's built around getting you back to training fast.
From the day we opened in 2008, Austin Sports Therapy has been a cash-pay clinic. That was a deliberate choice — not a limitation.
Insurance-based care dictates how long you’re in treatment, which techniques are covered, and how many visits you’re allowed. We’ve never been willing to let an insurance company make clinical decisions for our patients.
Cash-pay means your doctor decides what you need. It means longer sessions, direct access, and a treatment plan built around your recovery — not a billing code.
Eighteen years in, we haven’t changed that model. And our patients are better for it.
The doctors who built AST in 2008 — and still care for patients today.
Co-Founder & Sports Chiropractor
Dr. Arbuckle co-founded Austin Sports Therapy in 2008 after training under leading sports medicine specialists in San Jose, California. He holds the Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner (CCSP) designation — held by fewer than 5% of chiropractors nationally — and has treated Austin athletes across every discipline for 18+ years.
Co-Founder & Sports Chiropractor
Dr. Thomson co-founded AST alongside Dr. Arbuckle after completing advanced training in sports chiropractic and soft tissue rehabilitation in San Jose, California. She holds a Master of Science degree alongside her CCSP designation — a combination that brings both advanced academic rigor and elite clinical training to her patient care. She brings nearly two decades of experience treating competitive athletes, weekend warriors, and everyone in between.
Same-week appointments • No referral required • One-on-one care from day one