Specialist Eyad Maher Dahlawi

Eyad Dahlawi is a Physical Therapist specializing in musculoskeletal and manual therapy, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He currently works as a Physical Therapist at Movemento Clinic, Jeddah (since December 2025), having previously worked at Physiotherapy Specialist Center, Makkah. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy from Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, graduating with Second-Class Honors (Excellent), and a place on the Dean's Honor List (top 5% of the program). His practice centers on hands-on manual therapy for complex spine (neck and lower back), shoulder, and ankle injuries, alongside posture assessment, movement analysis, and joint mobilization and manipulation. He uses clinical dry needling, dry cupping, and instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization, and operates advanced therapeutic technologies including Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), lymphatic compression, red light therapy, and localized nitrogen cryotherapy. At Physiotherapy Specialist Center, his work centered on orthopedic and post-operative rehabilitation for acute and chronic musculoskeletal cases, with an emphasis on injury-prevention and home-exercise education. He is a co-author on a 2025 study in PLOS ONE examining physical activity and patient perceptions in knee osteoarthritis. He serves as Vice Executive Director of the Saudi Physical Therapy Association (SPTA), Makkah Branch (since 2026), having previously chaired its Continuing Education Committee (2023–2026), where he organized professional workshops on topics including lower back pain and joint manipulation. He also founded and led Dawi Team, a community health volunteering initiative raising public health awareness through physical therapy education campaigns (2022–2025).