Experience & approach.
Dr Matthew Levine
DHA-licensed Chiropractor · Clinic Manager, DISC Dubai JLT
10 years of experience · Sports chiropractic · Strength and conditioning
Dr Matthew Levine is a DHA-licensed sports chiropractor at DISC JLT with 10 years of experience treating spine, joint and muscle problems in athletes and the general public. He combines hands-on chiropractic care with strength and conditioning principles to help patients recover and return to training or daily activity. As Clinic Manager, he also leads the DISC JLT clinical team of therapists, nurses and GPs.
He holds a Master of Technology in Chiropractic from the University of Johannesburg (Golden Key Award), with a research thesis on chiropractic manipulative therapy in cricket fast bowlers, and is an ICCSP-certified sports chiropractor (International Federation of Sports Chiropractic). He is a qualified strength and conditioning coach and specialist powerlifting coach (Levels 1 and 2), trained in the FAKTR rehabilitation system and in dynamic strapping and kinesiotaping (Grades 1 and 2), and is completing an MSc in Sports Nutrition at the Institute of Performance Nutrition.
Dr Levine has practised in South Africa and the UAE. He ran his own private practice, supervised chiropractic interns at the University of Johannesburg clinic, provided sports care for university rugby and athletics teams in the Varsity Cup and USSA tournaments and for a provincial cricket team, and led the recovery tent at the Joburg2C cycle race. He joined DISC in 2021 and has been Clinic Manager since 2026. He has been President of the National Chiropractic Sports Council UAE since 2023. His approach considers biomechanics, nutrition, supplementation and rehabilitation together.
Sees patients for: back pain · neck pain · shoulder pain · sciatica · headaches · joint pain · muscle strains · sports injuries · posture-related pain
Specialties and techniques: Chiropractic adjustment and manual therapy · Sports chiropractic · FAKTR rehabilitation · Kinesiotaping and strapping · Strength and conditioning-based rehabilitation · Injury prevention
Languages: English (native) · Afrikaans (fluent)
Location: DISC Dubai, Unit 1304, Swiss Tower, Cluster Y, JLT · Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
"Rehabilitation is a strength problem until proven otherwise."
- Doctor of Chiropractic
- CSCS
- Sports chiropractic
- Athlete care
- Manual therapy
- Sports injuries
- Athletes
- Manual therapy
- Master's-level Chiropractic — University of Johannesburg
- International Specialisation in Sports Chiropractic (FICS)
- FAKTR certified