Dr Ricky Shamji

Dr Shamji is a Consultant in Sports and Exercise Medicine in the Centre for Musculoskeletal Medicine at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital.

He has extensive knowledge and experience of working in elite sport over several years. Having held some senior positions in High Performance Teams, he has been accountable for the safe return to high level competition for many sportspeople with significant and/or complex joint, muscle and tendon injuries.

He is dedicated to giving specialist individual management for all levels of physical demand. Having worked with top specialists and rehabilitation teams nationally and internationally, he has the experience to appreciate detail and know what works best for many challenging injuries and pain presentations in people from all walks of life.

He is a fellow of the UK Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine. He has led and managed a team of medical and rehabilitation experts as the Head of Medical Services at Aston Villa FC for several years.  He has previously held positions as Chief Medical Officer at Walsall FC and medical officer roles at the English Institute of Sports which included looking after Paralympic athletes. He has worked at the London 2012 Olympics as a field of play team leader.  He has treated military personnel as a Sport Physician at Cranwell Regional Rehabilitation Unit.

With the support of Public Health England and Birmingham City Council, he received funding to create, design and lead on an initiative called ‘Prescription for Exercise’. It focused on helping clinicians deliver physical activity advice for inactive patients with, or at risk, of chronic disease. It was a Priority initiative scheme for Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group in 2013 to 2015 and was taken up by over 80 GP surgeries across the city.

Dr Shamji is passionate about musculoskeletal and sports medicine. He uses point of care ultrasound daily to enhance the understanding and management plan. He uses imaging to help guide injection treatments, including novel therapies, used to help support treatment of osteoarthritis, cartilage, tendon, ligament, and muscle injuries. He works closely with the rehabilitation team to plan and refine return to activity and sport programmes.

He has a special interest in the detailed diagnosis, prognosis and treatment options of all muscle injuries and has presented and published peer review research on hamstring injury. He has strong experience in managing overload injuries related to sport especially in the groin regio, bone stress and all tendon problems.

• Musculoskeletal injury; Sport injury; Osteoarthritis; Cartilage injury; Ligament injury; Muscle strain; Tendinopathy; Tendinitis; Overuse injury; Bone stress injury
• Lower Limb disorder - Knee pain; Meniscal injury; Knee arthritis, Anterior knee pain; Knee ligament injury; Patellofemoral pain; Knee bursitis; Fat pad impingement; Groin strain; Hip arthritis; Hip bursitis; Greater Trochanter pain; Adductor strain; Adductor tendinopathy; Buttock pain; Piriformis syndrome; Deep Gluteal Pain; Hamstring muscle injury; Quadriceps muscle injury; Calf muscle injury; Shin pain; Lower leg pain; Tibial bone stress; Ankle sprain; Ankle ligament injury; Achilles tendinitis, Heel and Foot pain
• Upper limb disorders - Shoulder pain; Frozen shoulder; Rotator cuff disorders; Shoulder impingement; Elbow pain; Tennis and Golfers elbow; Wrist pain
• Back pain; Disc pain; Sciatica
• Joint and soft tissue injections; Steroid/Cortisone injections; Viscosupplementation; Ostenil Injections; Shockwave; PRP; High Volume/Hydrodistension Injections; Selective perineural injections; Prolotherapy

• Fellowship of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine
• British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine