Dr Rick Seah, Consultant in Sport, Exercise & Musculoskeletal Medicine
Dr Rick Seah
Consultant in Sport, Exercise & Musculoskeletal Medicine
Dr Rick Seah MBBS, MSc, FFSEM (UK), MAcadMEd, MFMLM, MRCGP, MFSEM (UK&I), DCH, DFFP, DSEM (UK&I)
Consultant in Sport, Exercise & Musculoskeletal Medicine
Dr Rick Seah
Consultant in Sport, Exercise & Musculoskeletal Medicine MBBS, MSc, FFSEM (UK), MAcadMEd, MFMLM, MRCGP, MFSEM (UK&I), DCH, DFFP, DSEM (UK&I)
Areas of expertise
- Sports injuries
- Knee
- Ultrasound scanning
- Injection therapy
- Musculoskeletal medicine
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The Institute of Sport Exercise & Health (ISEH)
170 Tottenham, Court Rd, London, W1T 7HA
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The Wellington Hospital Elstree Waterfront
The Waterfront Business Park, Beaufort House, Elstree Road , Elstree, WD6 3BS
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The Wellington Hospital
Wellington Place, St John's Wood, London, NW8 9LE
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About Dr Rick Seah
GMC number: 4643302
Year qualified: 1999
Place of primary qualification: University of London
Dr Rick Seah studied medicine at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals Medical School, King’s College London, graduating in 1999. He is a consultant at the Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health (ISEH) and an honorary consultant at UCLH. He works at Pure Sports Medicine, Canary Wharf in London as a consultant in Sports and Exercise medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include exercise medicine and image guided injection. His sporting interests are tennis, swimming, kayaking and hiking.
Dr Seah was a Sports Physician at the English Institute of Sport (EIS), British Fencing, British Canoeing, GB Wheelchair Tennis, Abu Dhabi International Triathlon, Wembley Stadium Event Medical Team and Olympic Medical Institute. He also worked as a Sports Medicine Doctor at the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games. He is a fellow of the UK Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine - FFSEM (UK) and a recipient of the UKADIS Malcolm Read Scholarship Award in Sport & Exercise Medicine.
Areas of expertise
- Sports injuries
- Knee
- Ultrasound scanning
- Injection therapy
- Musculoskeletal medicine
- Back and neck
- Anterior knee pain
- Degenerative joint disease
- Exercise-induced leg pain (EILP)
- Musculoskeletal rehabilitation
- Myofascial pain syndromes
- Performance & dance medicine
- Physical activity prescription
- Soft tissue dysfunction
- Bone stress injuries
- Tendon, ligament and muscle injuries
- Work-related & overuse disorders
- Acupuncture
- Shockwave therapy
- Pain management
- Shoulder & elbow pain
- Hip pain
- Knee pain
- Leg pain
- Foot & ankle pain
- Overtraining syndrome
- Orthobiologics & PRP
- Compartment pressure testing
- Dryneedling
- Emergency medicine
- Internal medicine
- Orthopedics
Frequently asked questions
What are the common symptoms that your patients tend to present with?
The common symptoms that patients present with when they first see me include musculoskeletal joint pain and swelling. This also includes issues such as stiffness and difficulty with usual activities or daily living.
What are the treatments that you're able to offer your patients?
I'm able to offer patients diagnostic ultrasound scans, as well as access to all the common musculoskeletal imaging modalities such as MRI, x-rays and CT. I'm also able to offer them ultrasound-guided procedures such as cortisone injections, acupuncture and also compartment pressure testing, along with shockwave therapy treatment for chronic tendon and ligament injuries.
What are your areas of sub-specialist interest?
My areas of subspecialist interest include all forms of musculoskeletal injury and medicine, exercise-induced leg pain and also bone stress injuries.