Dr James Thing, Musculoskeletal, Sport & Exercise Medicine Specialist
Dr James Thing
Musculoskeletal, Sport & Exercise Medicine Specialist
Dr James Thing
Musculoskeletal, Sport & Exercise Medicine Specialist
Dr Thing is a recommended Musculoskeletal, Sport & Exercise Medicine Specialist
Areas of expertise
- Treatment of lower limb tendon disorders including achilles, patellar and ankle tendons
- Hand, wrist and elbow sports injuries
- Non-surgical treatment of osteoarthritis
- Plantar fascia
- Trigger finger
- Tendon injury
- Osteoarthritis
Recommendations for Dr Thing
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Recommended by:
byMs Sinead Delaney, Physiotherapist
❝James is an exceptional doctor that I have been working with for over 6 years. He is particularly good with upper limb diagnosis. He is very knowledgeable in a wide range of injuries which allows him to quickly find the right diagnosis and leads to a quick and appropriate treatment plan. He specifically tailors his treatment plans to his patient's specific needs for a speedy recovery.❞
byMr Stephen Davies, Physiotherapist
❝Dr James Thing has a good knowledge of rugby and athletics and also specialises in concussions. Being a sports doctor, he has to have a widened approach which aligns quite nicely with the physiotherapy approach of conservative management. We have a good working relationship together. We try to find the best interest for the individual patient.❞
byMr Andrew Goodall, Physiotherapist
❝Dr James Thing is a sport medicine consultant. He has excellent interest in ultrasound and diagnostics and I would be very happy to recommend him to any one of my patients for a reasonable, well thought-out assessment, especially on tendon pathology and especially with ultrasound-guided imaging.❞
byMs Jennifer Touzel, Physiotherapist
❝Dr James Thing is a brilliant sports physician. He's good at communicating. He's really good with providing an in-depth diagnosis and management plan.❞
byMs Lauren Peacock, Physiotherapist
❝Dr James Thing is an excellent sports and exercise specialist.❞
by Mr Charles Willis-Owen, Consulatnt Orthopaedic Surgeon
❝Recommended Sport & Exercise Medicine Specialist❞
byMs Sinead Delaney, Physiotherapist
❝James is an exceptional doctor that I have been working with for over 6 years. He is particularly good with upper limb diagnosis. He is very knowledgeable in a wide range of injuries which allows him to quickly find the right diagnosis and leads to a quick and appropriate treatment plan. He specifically tailors his treatment plans to his patient's specific needs for a speedy recovery.❞
byMr Stephen Davies, Physiotherapist
❝Dr James Thing has a good knowledge of rugby and athletics and also specialises in concussions. Being a sports doctor, he has to have a widened approach which aligns quite nicely with the physiotherapy approach of conservative management. We have a good working relationship together. We try to find the best interest for the individual patient.❞
byMr Andrew Goodall, Physiotherapist
❝Dr James Thing is a sport medicine consultant. He has excellent interest in ultrasound and diagnostics and I would be very happy to recommend him to any one of my patients for a reasonable, well thought-out assessment, especially on tendon pathology and especially with ultrasound-guided imaging.❞
byMs Jennifer Touzel, Physiotherapist
❝Dr James Thing is a brilliant sports physician. He's good at communicating. He's really good with providing an in-depth diagnosis and management plan.❞
byMs Lauren Peacock, Physiotherapist
❝Dr James Thing is an excellent sports and exercise specialist.❞
by Mr Richard Simpson, Physiotherapist
❝Dr James Thing possess good communication skills and is very knowledgeable in his field. He's very good at multi-disciplinary team work. Draws on more than one profession to get results for patients.❞
by Mr Daniel McCarthy, Osteopath
❝I would recommend Dr James Thing for any musculoskeletal injury or sports injury for a good quality diagnosis and management plan.❞
by Mr Vinay Parmar, Physiotherapist
❝I recommend Mr James Thing because he's very trustworthy and highly knowledgeable in various areas.❞
by Mr Michael Harrop, Physiotherapist
❝Dr James Thing is good with tendon issues and injuries.❞
Make an appointment
Address
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Telephone or video consultation
Available for patients, please call to arrange, N6 4DJ
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Highgate Private Hospital, Client Services
17-19 View Road, Highgate, London, N6 4DJ
About Dr James Thing
Dr James Thing is a Consultant in Musculoskeletal, Sport and Exercise Medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust (The Royal London Hospital). His clinical interests are in hand and wrist injury including treatment of trigger finger, tendon injury, osteoarthritis, ligament injury, carpal tunnel syndrome. He is an expert in the treatment of upper limb injury - including frozen shoulder, impingement, tennis elbow and osteoarthritis – as well as the treatment of lower limb tendon disorders such as Achilles, Patellar and ankle tendons and plantar fascia. He also administers musculoskeletal ultrasound and ultrasound-guided injection, including high volume tendon injections and shoulder hydrodilatation procedure for frozen shoulder.
Dr James Thing trained at Imperial College School of Medicine before qualifying as a general practitioner in 2010. He then undertook four years of specialist registrar training to become a Sport and Exercise Medicine Consultant in 2014. He has trained at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre - Headley Court, the Institute of Sport Exercise & Health (ISEH), Barts Health and UCH in London. He worked as a Sport and Exercise Medicine doctor at the London Olympics in 2012 and is the British Athletics Event Lead Doctor, coordinating medical care for the Anniversary Games and Diamond League events. He also works for Harlequins Rugby as their pitch-side doctor and as a player tournament doctor for the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA).
Dr Thing’s articles have been published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and he has also contributed to the development of national guidelines for Exertional Heat Stroke. He is also an Associate Editor of the British Journal of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BJSM).
Areas of expertise
- Treatment of lower limb tendon disorders including achilles, patellar and ankle tendons
- Hand, wrist and elbow sports injuries
- Non-surgical treatment of osteoarthritis
- Plantar fascia
- Trigger finger
- Tendon injury
- Osteoarthritis
- Ligament injury
- Knee collateral ligament injury
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound and ultrasound-guided injection
- Sport and exercise medicine
- Degenerative meniscal tears
- Tibialis posterior tendinopathy
- Peroneal tendinopathy
- De Quervain's tenosynovitis
- Tennis elbow
- Golfer's elbow
- Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
- Shoulder impingement (rotator cuff related pain)
- Acromioclavicular joint injury (ACJ)
- Rugby and athletics medicine
- Anterior cruciate
Professional memberships
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Ms Sinead Delaney, Physiotherapist
❝Sinead is an excellent physiotherapist and is a great asset in an MDT environment. She always goes above and beyond for patients, organising joint appointments with other clinicians to ensure that the patient is getting the best possible care. Sinead is very caring towards her patients. I would highly recommend Sinead, particularly for upper limb/shoulder rehab.❞
