# Dr. Shimas Salih — MSK & Sports Medicine

> [Dr. Shimas Adil Salih Al-Shammary](https://drshimas.com/) · Consultant in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) with a special interest in Musculoskeletal Medicine (MSK) and Sports Medicine. UK-trained (CCT-PRM, EBPRM, DABRM, Dip MSK RCS Edinburgh). Consults in English and Arabic.

## Doctor

- **Full name:** Dr. Shimas Adil Salih Al-Shammary (commonly "Dr. Shimas Salih")
- **Role:** Consultant PM&R · Interventional MSK · Sports & Exercise Medicine
- **Primary practice:** Adria Medical (Adria MC), Mohammed Bin Zayed City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- **Second practice:** DISC Sports Medicine, Unit 304 Block B Building 27, Ibn Sina Street, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, UAE
- **Contact:** +971 56 144 3238 · talkto@drshimas.com
- **Languages:** English, Arabic (consultations and written follow-up)

## Approach (the doctor's own emphasis)

His work aims to: **minimise unnecessary surgical interventions** · **prioritise exercise and "movement medicine"** · **support healthy living and national recovery** · and to use **ultrasound-guided regenerative procedures** (PRP, prolotherapy) only where they are expected to change the outcome. One visit: assessment → diagnostic MSK ultrasound → image-guided intervention → return-to-movement plan.

## Services & procedures (by category)

1. **Diagnostic MSK ultrasound** — shoulder, hip, knee, tendon, spine, peripheral nerve imaging and mapping.
2. **Interventional & regenerative** — ultrasound-guided PRP, prolotherapy; corticosteroid & hyaluronic acid injections; radiofrequency denervation; Botox for spasticity.
3. **Spine & pain** — facet, medial branch, SI-joint and trigger-point injections; dry needling; radicular pain pathways.
4. **Shoulder** — frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulysis), rotator-cuff tendinopathy, calcific tendinopathy, impingement, labral pathology.
5. **Hip & periarticular** — snapping hip, hip impingement, labral injury, bursitis, periarticular tendinopathy.
6. **Tendons & sports** — Achilles, patellar, gluteal / ITB tendinopathy, golfer's/tennis elbow, de Quervain, jumpers / throwers elbow.
7. **Foot & ankle** — plantar fasciopathy, peroneal / tibial tendinopathy, tarsal tunnel, metatarsalgia.
8. **Botox & spasticity** — upper-/lower-limb spasticity, dystonia, chronic migraine, hyperhidrosis (selected).
9. **Hand & wrist** — carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel, trigger finger, wrist / hand tendon and nerve pathology.

## Credentials (verified)

MBChB (Al-Anbar, Iraq) · MRCGP (London) · CCT in Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine (UK) · EBPRM · AAPM&R International Certificate (US) · Dip MSK (RCS Edinburgh) · Dip-SOMM / MSOMM (BSMM) · FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine · Clinical Supervisor (Edge Hill, UK) · MSK Ultrasound Fellowship (England) · Dip FSEM / DFSEM · BASEM · DABRM.

## Frequently asked

- Referral: not required for most private consultations; some insurance plans need prior authorisation (hospital handles both).
- Insurance: both clinics work with the main UAE panels.
- PRP: proposed only when expected to change outcome — never a default.
- Injections: ultrasound-guided, local anaesthetic, fine needles; brief discomfort rather than pain in most cases.
- Arabic: fully supported.

## Socials

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-shimas-adil-salih-al-shammary-%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D9%90%D9%85%D9%92%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A-078610250/)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/dr.shimas.alshammary)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/shimas.adel.al.shimmary)

## Book / contact

- [Call Dr. Shimas](tel:+971561443238) · [Email talkto@drshimas.com](mailto:talkto@drshimas.com)
- [WhatsApp direct](https://wa.me/971561443238)
- [Book at Adria Medical, Abu Dhabi](https://adriameduae.com/abu-dhabi/appointments/)
- [Book at DISC Sports Medicine, Dubai](https://booking.disc-me.com/)