Valiant Clinic is found on Dubai’s City Walk, which is apt because the clinic’s mission is to be Dubai residents’ first port of involve their health needs instead of leaving the UAE to hunt expert medical opinions back in their home countries.
The Jumeirah-based clinic has been open for a year and is that the international arm of the world-renowned Houston Methodist Hospital in USA, which features a 90-year legacy in leading medicine and works closely with the Texas city’s myriad sports teams, just like the reigning World Series champions Houston Astros, NFL’s Texans and MLS’ Dynamo.
Brought to Dubai by Meraas, Valiant Clinic & Hospital aim is to succeed in bent as many clubs and federations as possible within the emirate and be some extent of reference for all kinds of athletes, from jiu-jitsu to football or casual runners to serious triathletes.
In a bid to boost their profile, they're also keen to hide events and supply medical coverage at the plethora of sporting events held within the Emirates throughout the year, just like the Spartan Race, Dubai Fitness Challenge and more.
“The aim of Valiant Clinic’s physiotherapy and medicine department is to be recognised not only within the UAE but everywhere the Gulf region and amongst tourists as a healthcare provider who provide well informed solutions to problems and not just temporary enhancements.”
“There has been a growing trend within the UAE for athletes, both elite and recreational, to travel abroad to their home countries, namely the USA, UK, Germany or maybe Qatar, to hunt expert medical opinions because they feel they don’t have that option here.
“We hope the medicine and physiotherapy department will grow over subsequent few years to a considerable size whereby we've a huge array of physiotherapy practitioners and medicine physicians from round the world to share their experiences with staff and colleagues also as patients.”
Those experts are from far and wide, with all physicians western qualified. The orthopaedic department is travel by South African and German staff, while experts from Britain structure the medicine and physiotherapy departments.
“Our aim is to diversify to everyone who is involved in touch or overuse sports including jiu-jitsu athletes, CrossFit enthusiasts, recreational footballers and sports and training academies and showcase the very fact that we are here to supply top quality treatments and not just a short lived money fix.”
Although they aim to be a one-stop-shop for the myriad of colourful nationalities that decision Dubai home, doesn't mean Valiant won't scour the world to supply the right service.
No stone are going to be left unturned, meanwhile, in their search to cure the foremost stubborn of conditions. “We offer one to at least one care and guidance where every patient feels autonomous and valued,” added Sethi.
“The physiotherapy and sports medicine department have a good array of expert medicine doctors and physiotherapists who have contacts globally. “We can always address them for advice for that challenging patient who has been to four doctors, had eight MRIs and two prior operations and remains suffering.
“In addition, we've an orthopedic department if the patient requires, although we try our greatest to treat conservatively. We truly believe a more conservative approach and confirm to exhaust all options at hand before committing to surgical interventions.”
In the physiotherapy department, he also works alongside a well-equipped team of wellness experts that provides wellness services ,include a life coach, two dieticians and a psychologist. He has been left concerned by recent fitness and drastic surgery trends within the UAE and has urged caution.
One piece of recommendation we might give is to always attempt to stay active but also to take care while doing so. Over the past few years, we've seen an enormous boom in unrealistic fitness trends and crazes which seem effective but have a high risk of injuries which consequently affect performance.