Dr Yee is a specialist procedural GP with a strong special interest in spinal conditions, including 5 years of surgical training. He offers spinal injury assessments and treatment for neck pain, lower back pain with or without arm and leg pain (sciatica).
Spinal injuries or degenerative conditions can lead to pain that limits your activities or quality of life.
Dr Yee has completed subspecialty training in spinal medicine through the AO Spine Foundation on top of his five years of surgical training. He is a member of the Spine Society of Australia.
Dr Yee emphasises patient education and empowerment. This includes showing you your scans and explaining what they show. He will talk through your treatment options and help you decide how you’d like to proceed.
In many cases, patients are pleased to learn that they don’t need spinal surgery or that there are viable alternatives they can consider. Those who do require surgery appreciate having Dr Yee with them in the operating theatre, assisting their surgeon.
Your spine is quite an amazing structure. It’s strong enough to enable you to stand upright and walk, but it’s also flexible enough to allow you to bend and twist.
Traumatic injuries or degenerative conditions like arthritis can change the structure of your spine. Discs may slip or herniate. Bones may fracture or grow spurs. Nerves can become compressed.
The result is often pain, numbness or tingling. You may feel discomfort in your neck, lower back, arms, or legs. Please come to see us to get it checked out.
Persistent neck pain may cause headaches, shoulder tension or tingling in your arms. Dr Yee can investigate the underlying cause and provide treatment to help relieve your symptoms.
Lower back pain may occur from age-related musculoskeletal changes like disc degeneration, spinal stenosis, post-traumatic injury or underlying condition.
Sciatica refers to pain, numbness or tingling along your sciatic nerve, which runs from your lower spine through the hips and buttocks and down each leg.
This detailed examination that includes assessing sensation, motor function and distracting injuries.
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