Chiropract ic leads rehabilit at ion effort s in Bahrain

A leading chiropractor in the middle east is celebrating the award of new contracts to deliver services to the armed forces

Dr Bowzaylo's existing facility in Bahrain employs a team of 32, including 2 chiropractors She is seeking high quality practitioners to boost her clinical team

She serves as the Head of Sporting Events for the Bahrain Sports Medicine Society and contributes to the development of competencies and protocols for pitchside care She was recently in Paris to participate in the FICSconference

Rehabilitation is a significant component of the care offered by Dr Bowzaylo, with dedicated Bahraini staff members, recruited from the Bahrain Olympic Committee, receiving a 2-year program of training as evidence-based rehabilitation assistants

Dr Bowzaylo explains that there are currently 5 chiropractors practicing in Bahrain, with the first native Bahraini chiropractor graduating from AECCUniversity College She hopes that in due course a dedicated chiropractic education program may be established in Bahrain

Dr Amy Bowzaylo, who operates a clinic in the kingdom of Bahrain, has been retained by the Bahrain military to provide physical medicine and rehabilitation services at three hospitals, as well as establishing a sports medicine service for military and national team athletes

While the primary focus will be on the care of serving military personnel, the new provision will also provide care for hospital staff and the families of serving military

Care will be provided on both an inpatient and outpatient basis and a bespoke clinical outcomes protocol will be developed.

Dr Bowzaylo already treats many members of the Bahrain military in a private capacity, but this new initiative will be hospital-based and delivered within the military setting.