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The new Centre is called Emirates European Medical Centre and directions can be found by clicking here.
Dr. Samuel Saukkonen & Dr. Pamela Leader
Where can I find a well qualified and experienced chiropractor in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE, Middle East?

If you want to make an investment in your future health prospects, call Dr. Samuel Saukkonen and Dr. Pamela Leader at their Chiropractic office at the Emirates European Medical Centre, in villa 119, Al Thanya Road, Umm Seqeim 2, just near the Jumeira Beach Hotel in Dubai.
They are offering a high quality and truly personal Chiropractic service to a wide variety of patients in the Middle East area. Patients from all corners of the Emirates, but also from Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Egypt, India, Iran and Iraq, have already experienced the benefits of Dr. Saukkonen and Dr. Leader's own particular brand of treatments, perfected throughout the past thirteen years of experience in the family Chiropractic clinic in Italy and Dubai. Many insurance companies are accepted, and our secretarial staff will give you further information about the various providers. Dr. Saukkonen and Dr. Leader's goal is to provide an individual program of healing and rehabilitation for each and every patient in a centre of excellence for the people of the Middle East Region. They are equipped to provide a completely personal service at the home of patient, should they be requested to do so.
What is Chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a complementary/alternative
health care
profession.
A chiropractic doctor is specialized in diagnosing and treating mechanical
disorders of the spine
(including the neck, mid-back, low-back and pelvis) and of the musculoskeletal system. This vastly
expanding profession is based on the premise that a spinal
joint dysfunction or rigidity, which may be called by your chiropractor a vertebral subluxation, can have a negative
effect on your nervous system and result in many different
conditions which result in ill health. The best possible example of
this interference/dysfunction of the nerve
impulses could be sciatic pain,
caused by mechanical compression of the nerve root in the spinal
column in the lumbar area. Treatments typically include skilled spinal
adjustments to correct the vertebral mechanical
dysfunction (subluxation).
Main Technique
Skilled
manipulation of the spine and other joints by experienced chiropractor an
important technique in today's
chiropractic treatment. Chiropractic's
contribution to the field of manipulative therapies is the delicate application
of a precise adjustment to a specific affected vertebra
( termed the chiropractic adjustment), as opposed to the generalized
maneuvers of the early osteopaths.
Our Clinic, your way to health
We at the Emirates European Medical Centre always
take a new patient through a careful and
complete case history followed by a full
physical examination before commencing
any treatment. Only after being completely happy with the right diagnosis do we implement the actual treatment plan. We also use a broad range of other
methods directed towards relieving musculoskeletal pain.
For the past 13 years of practice we have grown accustomed to treating a great variety of sports injuries, whether in the spine or in the extremities, and help you to attain increased spinal strength and improve your overall health. We do not prescribe drugs, but pursue drug-free alternative to traditional medical approach. However as a medical professional fully capable of complex diagnosis, here in our medical centre we take patients health as of prime importance, thus when the need arises, we may refer the patient to another more suitable specialist. Depending on your personal problem and when indicated, we consult, co-manage, or refer to other health care providers. Physiotherapy, nutrition and exercises always plays an important role in our particular way of managing your condition with a final objective being to redirect you to a better quality and more enjoyable future.
Chiropractic's approach to healthcare
Though the more philosophical approach of
chiropractic distinguishes it from some other prances of modern medicine, chiropractic has much in
common with many other health professions.
The traditional medical or allopathic model considers disease as generally the result
of some external influence, such as a toxin, a
parasite, an allergen, or an infectious agent. The solution is to
counter the perceived environmental factor (e.g., using an antibiotic for a bacterial infection).
By contrast, the Chiropractor has contextual or naturopathic approach to health care. Naturopathic approach considers that lowered "body resistance" may cause disease to occur. The chiropractic approach is to direct treatment to strengthen the body, regardless of the environment. In our clinical practice, you can find the right elements of both naturopathic and allopathic philosophy. In our Dubai medical centre, the degree to which we emphasize and balance these different philosophies is one factor that determines the manner in which we practice.
Some facts about chiropractic
- noninvasive, emphasizes patient's recuperative abilities
- recognizes dynamics between lifestyle, environment, and health
- emphasizes understanding the cause of illness in an effort to eradicate, rather than palliate, associated symptoms
- recognizes the centrality of the nervous system and its intimate relationship with both the structural and regulatory capacities of the body
- appreciates the multifactorial nature of influences (structural, chemical, and psychological) on the nervous system
- balances the benefits against the risks of clinical interventions
- recognizes as imperative the need to monitor progress and effectiveness through appropriate diagnostic procedures
- prevents unnecessary barriers in the doctor-patient encounter
- emphasizes a patient-centered, hands-on approach intent on influencing function through structure
- strives toward early intervention, emphasizing timely diagnosis and treatment of functional, reversible conditions
Source: AHCPR Chapter 2 Chiropractic Belief Systems, Robert D. Mootz DC; Reed B. Phillips DC, PhD
The Chiropractic approach to healthcare stresses the importance of prevention.
According to a survey by the National
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, in 2002, chiropractic
was the fourth (7.5%) most commonly used CAM therapy among adults in
the USA. The profession has evolved so that treatment consists of hundreds of
different techniques. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook said:
“Because chiropractors emphasize the importance of
healthy lifestyles and do not prescribe drugs or perform surgery,
chiropractic care is appealing to many health-conscious Americans. Chiropractic
treatment of the back, neck, extremities, and joints has become more accepted
as a result of research and changing
attitudes about alternative, noninvasive
health care practices.”
At your service
Most of the patients here in emirates and middle-east area who visit our Dubai medical centre, do so initially with a chief complaint related to musculoskeletal problems, especially low back pain, neck pain, or headaches, although we concern ourselves with the overall health of the patient. Daily we see in our clinic also patients with disc herniation / protrusion, sports injuries of shoulder, elbow, knees and ankles, etc. Many elderly patients also come to us with varying degrees of arthritis and muscle fatigue or wasting. If you are not sure, or if you have a complaint and you have not seen it in our list, please call our helpful staff, or drop us a mail, and we will answer to your questions within the shortest time possible.
For those of you who cannot spend their personal or business time by coming to our Emirates European Medical Centre in Dubai and prefer a truly personalized service, we cater for you through our VIP scheme accessible anywhere in middle-east area.