Jihad Safi

Jihad Safi is a DOH-licensed Senior Physiotherapist with over 15 years of clinical and field experience, currently practicing at the Diversified Integrated Sports Clinic (DISC) in Abu Dhabi. He specializes in sports injury rehabilitation, athletic performance optimization, and persistent pain management, with a dedicated focus on sprinters and endurance athletes—including triathletes, marathon runners, road cyclists, and swimmers.

Taking a comprehensive, patient-centered approach rooted in the Biopsychosocial model, Jihad integrates advanced behavioral frameworks like Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) to effectively address both the physical and psychological aspects of complex musculoskeletal and chronic pain conditions. To ensure precise, evidence-based care, he utilizes objective neuromuscular and force profiling via state-of-the-art VALD Performance Systems (ForceDecks, HumanTrak, Dynamo) to guide tissue loading, identify asymmetries, and structure safe, data-driven return-to-play pathways.

Specialties & Clinical Focus:

• Sports injury rehabilitation & return-to-performance
• Track & field sprinting mechanics & running analysis
• Endurance & multi-sport overuse injuries (triathlon, cycling, running, swimming)
• Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) for persistent back and joint pain
• Post-operative orthopedic rehabilitation
• Load management and injury risk reduction

Treatments & Services Offered:

• VALD force-plate and neuromuscular assessments (ForceDecks, HumanTrak, Dynamo)
• Biomechanical and running/sprinting form analysis
• Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT)
• Clinical dry needling
• Advanced manual therapy and joint mobilization
• Targeted strength and conditioning for rehabilitation
• Soft tissue and trigger point release
• Spinal manipulation and orthopedic rehabilitation
• Chronic and persistent pain management

What was improved:

1. Elevated Positioning: Highlights your 15+ years of experience and Senior Physiotherapist status right away.
2. Modern Diagnostic Edge: Explicitly features your use of VALD Performance Systems (ForceDecks, HumanTrak, Dynamo), which sets a high-end, data-driven tone for patients looking for advanced sports care.
3. Core Therapeutic Frameworks: Clearly defines your use of Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) and the Biopsychosocial model for chronic pain.
4. Targeted Audience Alignment: Refines the list of conditions and treatments to directly target runners, sprinters, triathletes, and cyclists seeking specialized care in Abu Dhabi.