About
Welcome to AAC
Allopathic Alternative Clinic – AAC is situated in the heart of Beirut at the Adlieh roundabout, on Pierre Gemayel Boulevard.
AAC is a new concept in musculo-skeletal multidisciplinary clinic where multiple specialties “
« Allopathic and Alternative » ones collaborate, coordinate to establish a unique treatment protocol and follow-up for their patients their health issues.
In addition, AAC’s medical and paramedical team is here to close the treatment loop making Allopathic Alternative Clinic a unique “One Medical Stop-Shop” for patients with health issues directly or indirectly related to their musculoskeletal system, in Lebanon and the surrounding countries.
Our Motto to you is Your Health – Our Priority!
Why Choose Us?
Lebanon and surrounding countries. All of our medical and paramedical consultants had substantive posts in many international respected medical institutions and are internationally and locally recognized as leaders in their field.
Second, Our Cost-efficient Quality Care: AAC provides effective, high quality, cost-efficient healthcare services also; we provide care to both patients with insurance and those who wish to pay for their own care.
Third, Our Quality and Outcomes: AAC strive to be the leading provider of independent healthcare, excelling in the provision of quality healthcare services and is committed to the highest quality standards of patient care. AAC’s approach to quality conducts our daily decisions as we aim to continually improve and excel in all we do. This is confirmed by our reputation for high quality performance and by ensuring that we continuously make improvements to the services we provide to our patients.
Finally, Recommended by People like You: AAC’s greatly values and continually monitors patient feedback (which is collected by an independent third party) so that we can be responsive, continually learn and improve our services as necessary. This ensures our services to patients are always based on best practice and that we are focused on delivering patient-centered care at all times.
Our Mission
At Allopathic Alternative Clinic AAC – AAC, our team of specialists works together to deliver the best possible care for all conditions of the musculoskeletal system in Lebanon and beyond.
Our team specialists is here to provide personalized treatment based on each patient’s unique needs, and uses the most advanced conservative and minimally invasive procedures for all injuries, disorders and conditions related directly or indirectly to the musculoskeletal system.
Whether you have back, neck pain due to an injury or arthritis, or have been diagnosed with a more complex condition, you can be confident that the team of specialists at Allopathic Alternative Clinic – AAC will serve you with compassion and empathy while ensuring you benefit from the latest technologies and treatment.
Our providers specialize in treating active people of all abilities and ages. We work directly with a comprehensive team of specialists to help you recover faster from age related or athletic injuries.
Serving patients throughout every corner of Lebanon and from the surrounding countries at the Allopathic Alternative Clinic, we know that convenience plays an integral factor in making decisions regarding your health. We have a vision and a future mission to offer locations throughout the different countries of the MENA Region to ensure the best possible care is never far away.
Our Medical Services
Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic medicine is a "whole person" approach to medicine, treating the entire person rather than just the symptoms. It helps patients develop attitudes and lifestyles that don't just fight illness, but help prevent it, too.
Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is a form of complementary medicine in which we use essential oils for therapeutic benefit. It can be inhaled, ingested or applied to the skin.
Homeopathy
Homepathy is a form of complementary medicine in which health issues are treated by minute doses of natural substances that in larger amounts would produce symptoms of this health issue.
Clinical Nutrition & Sports Nutrition
Clinical and Sports nutrition focuses on the type, as well as the quantity of fluids and food taken by an athlete. It deals with the consumption of nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, supplements and organic substances that include carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
Laser Treatment – LLLT & HILT
Laser therapies are medical treatments that use focused light. Unlike most light sources, light from a LASER (which stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) is tuned to specific wavelengths. This allows it to be focused into powerful beams.
Shock Wave Treatment – ESWT
A Noninvasive treatment involves delivery of shock waves to injured soft tissue to reduce pain and promote healing.
Sports Medicine
Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise.
Orthopedic Medicine
Orthopedic Medicine focuses on the care of the musculoskeletal system. It uses nonsurgical approaches to treat sports injuries, joint pain, and back problems.
Medical Acupuncture
Medical Acupuncture addresses the physical, mental and emotional imbalances that give rise to symptoms.
Aesthetic Medicine
Aesthetic Medicine comprises all medical procedures that are aimed at improving the physical appearance and satisfaction of the patient.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy helps to restore movement and function when someone is affected by injury, illness or disability.
Dietetics & Nutrition
Dietetics involves understanding and meeting people’s nutritional needs in health and disease through proper nutrition assessment and counseling at the individual and community level.
Dermatology
Dermatology deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the skin, hair, and nails.
Orthoptics
Orthoptics is a practice in diagnosing and treating defects in eye movement and problems with how the eyes work together, called binocular vision.
Podology
Podology is the scientific study of the morphology and physiology of the feet.
Posturology
Posturology involves the evaluation of the postural system as a whole in order to decrease pain related to joint blocking and myofascial hypertonicity.
Psychology
Psychology studies mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts.
Sexology
Sexology studies human sexuality, including sexual behaviors, interests and function.
Ergotherapy
Ergotherapy is a concerned with the promotion of health and well-being through occupation. The main goal of occupational therapy or Ergotherapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of daily living. Occupational therapists achieve this result by enabling individuals to perform those tasks that will optimize their ability to participate, or by modifying the environment so that it reinforces participation.
Psychomotricity
Psychomotricity focuses on prevention, screening and rehabilitation of psychomotor disorders at all stages of life. It links soma (body) and psyche (mind). The psychomotor therapist acts on the motor and the mental functions and / or the emotional disturbance with a work based on the body. Considering the whole person, it aims to reduce physical difficulties, but also to help the person to find a harmonious relationship with his or her body.
Orthophony
Orthophony focuses on the evaluations needed to track/delimit infantile voice and language delays/difficulties (oral and written), speech and oropharyngeal disorders. In the Language delay/difficulties, it Focuses on troubles with oral comprehension and expression (phonology, morphosyntax, content, usage), written comprehension. In Speech disorders it focuses on articulation, stuttering, craniofacial deformities, etc. and in Oropharyngeal disorders it focuses on swallowing difficulties (dysphagia)
Meet our Founder
ELIE MALEK MD.DO.MA
Dr. Elie MALEK is Founder and Manager of Allopathic Alternative Clinic – AAC a high-end Medical Centre in Beirut district.
Dr. MALEK is also Co-Founder, Lecturer and Board Member of International Osteopathic Training – IOT, a Post-graduate Training Academy for Medical Doctors, Osteopaths and Physical Therapists in Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy.
Dr. MALEK graduated in General Medicine from Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
He is specialized in Osteopathic Manual Medicine from Paris V – Rene Descartes & Paris XIII- Bobigny, Paris, France, specialized in Sports Medicine from Paris VI- Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France and certified in Medical Acupuncture from China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center (CBIATC), Bejing, China.
Dr. MALEK is a specialist and Pioneer in Shock Wave Treatment (Radial and Focused) and in Low Level Laser Therapy & High Intensity Laser Treatment (LLLT & HILT). He is the first to practice Focused Shock Wave on the Lebanese soil and the first medical doctor to introduce this medical practice through his complete tower for Shock Wave Treatment Duolith SD1Ultra-Tower from Storz Medical to Lebanon and surrounding countries.
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