Client Testimonials

In the spring of 2006 my husband and I began training for a half-marathon. We were celebrating a milestone year and wanted to cap it off by finishing a half marathon together, my third and his first. Two months into training I developed the most intense pain in both my knees. I had been running since I was a kid and luckily had never experienced any injury or pain associated with running. My doctor referred me to a physiotherapist. I did everything she told me to do. Stopped running and just worked out in the gym. Still 4 months later I had pain in both knees after only 5 km of running. While going to the gym I also started going to a chiropractor. Again no results after more than three months. Running is my passion. It is the only thing in my life that is just for me. I am a busy wife and mother of three kids. Running is my outlet to relieve all the stresses that life throws us. I was getting down and so frustrated. In the spring of 2007 I decided I would try to train again for a half. Cindy Keith, my friend and running instructor referred me to Dr. Doug Yee.

Dr. Yee is a certified Chiropractor. Dr. Yee has also achieved the highest level of training in the practice of Active Release Therapy (ART). I had no knowledge of ART. Cindy told me that if not for Dr. Yee, she would not be running today.

I saw Dr. Yee every week for the entirety of my training. He often will videotape his clients while running so to critique their form, thus leading to know where to target the ART. Fast forward to October 2007, I just completed my third half marathon. It was a wonderful experience, I finished with a personal best time blowing my time from three years ago by 9 minutes. I crossed the finish line and the first person I wanted to call was Dr. Yee, thanking him for giving me back my passion! I can now say the same thing that Cindy said to me…..If not for Dr. Yee I would not be running. Thank you Dr. Yee I am so grateful!

Tanya Stella

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I am a senior and I am developing several aches and pains. Dr. Doug Yee has been treating me for a stiff and sore neck and shoulder.

He is very helpful and personable in seeking a remedy for my problems. His treatment used active release techniques which has reduced my pain and discomfort so that I only need periodic "touch ups" to feel normal again.
I have recommended Dr. Yee to my friends since he was so helpful with overcoming my complaints.

Warren

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Dear Dr. Yee

Just wanted to say a great big thank you from myself and my husband, if it was not for you helping us with our severe back pain we would probably still be in pain still to this day and taking all kinds of pain medicine. Two years ago just before my husband and myself went to Toronto for the Christmas holidays my husband had severe back pain and could hardly move, and there was not a Doctor available at the time, so ,he had called your office to get an appointment and you were available to see him on such a short notice again ," thank you ". Your expertise in this field was so wonderful that it actually gave my husband a pain free holiday to enjoy with our families in Toronto. Many times when I have had back pain or neck pain he suggested that I go and see a Chiropractic about getting the pain released. I said you will never get me to see one of those Doctors.

Well in July 2007 I had fallen down the stairs and injured my lower back and thought nothing of it, but the pain kept getting more and more severe, till I could hardly walk, and that is when my husband had called your office and made an appointment for me. Thank you so very much for taking me as a patient and restoring my faith in Doctors again.

This year in 2008 my friend had been having neck pains and lots of headaches which from last year already I suggested that she see you just to ease the pain if nothing else. Well she visited and she has not said anything to me about headaches or her neck pain. So thank you again for all the wonderful things you do in helping people to fell better. God has given you a healing power to help others.

Thank you and God Bless you, now and in your future.

Sincerely
Ruth & Frank Lombardi
January 2008

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Dr. Yee is my “Magic Man.” I say this because I have had a chronic back problem in the right shoulder blade area for years- at least 15, maybe 20 years. It’s been so long that I don’t remember how or why it started. The pain used to vary from a constant dull ache to so severe that I would walk around holding my right arm in my left arm, not moaning in agony but most definitely feeling like it. I lived with Robaxacet in my pocket. I must confess that I did not seek aide from the traditional medical profession. I was afraid…afraid that something was either seriously wrong, or nothing was wrong and I would just be given pain killers. The pain, along with this state of mind, was most certainly affecting my quality of life.

About 12 years ago, I discovered the chiropractic profession. At the time, I was in severe-pain mode. When I went to the appointment, laid down on the table and the chiropractor did his ‘bone-crunching’ routine, it was a miracle-immediate relief! I had found the cure. Unfortunately, the relief only lasted about 4 - 8 weeks. It always returned so I continued to seek chiropractic relief over the following years.

Dr. Doug Yee came into my life in 2005 when I was training to run the Washington Marine Corps Marathon. As my training progressed, my body started to object- specifically my legs. Dr. Yee gave a talk to our running group about the various problems we could have as we trained and how he could help us achieve our goal of completing the marathon. He also talked about something called ART-Active Release Techniques which he used in his practice. This intrigued me. ART manipulates the ‘soft tissue’ – the muscles, tendons and nerves surrounding the body’s skeletal structure. I enlisted Dr. Yee’s help and with some ART and the occasional adjustment, I am proud to say, I finished the marathon – a great accomplishment for this non-athletic, ‘couch-potato,’ 50-something woman!

At the same time that I was seeing Dr. Yee for my training-issues, I was also seeing my regular chiropractor for my back/shoulder area – call it loyalty. However, after the marathon, when the pain in my back/shoulder area came back, I decided to give Dr. Yee’s technique a try. After a period of intense therapy followed by regular maintenance appointments, I am truly amazed to report that I have periods of no pain and those periods are lasting longer and longer. In 2006, I went almost 6 months before I had to make another appointment! I am forever grateful to Dr. Yee for his patience and his expertise. I am amazed!

He is my ‘Magic Man.”

Bernadette Rayner


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I was in a car accident in 2000 and suffered soft tissue injuries to my mid back. By the time I started seeing Dr. Yee in 2003 I had seen a physio, a chiropractor and a massage therapist who had been unable to eliminate the constant daily pain that persisted after the initial healing took place. Within in a few months, Dr. Yee almost completely eliminated the discomfort with a combination of active release and traditional chiropractic techniques, and today (4 1/2 years later) I can get through my day-to-day activities without any problems. Any flare-ups as a result of over use are now easily treated.

I also suffer from headaches and I have found Dr. Yee's use of active release to be very helpful in reducing the frequency and severity of the headaches. His interest in learning new techniques and trying new treatment strategies for his patients is commendable and refreshing. It's comforting to know that he is looking for alternative ways to help his patients and not just providing the same treatment formula for everyone, week after week.

Thank you, Dr. Yee, for the improvement in my "quality of life" that you have provided!

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I have suffered for over 20 years with chronic back and neck pain, finding no relief from the traditional chiropractic measures I resolved myself to the fact that it is incurable. Within just a few treatments with Dr. Yee my pain subsided. Within two months, the chronic pain was as if it didn't exist. I recommend Dr. Yee's Active Release Techniques to everyone.

Wanda Massey-Campbell

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Dear Dr. Doug:

I wish to thank you for all the help you have given me with the Active Release Techniques. Firstly you have cleared up the congestion in my Bronchial Tubes and Lungs.

Over the years my posture has deteriorated to the point that I was stooped over and very round shouldered. After only 6 treatments of A.R.T. you have loosened and stretched my muscles to the point that I now stand upright again
with my head up. A great feeling and I breathe easier, in fact I had to get new glasses for driving as my head is so upright that I was looking through my Bi-focals to drive. All the soreness and pain from hard tenses muscles is gone.

If I had known that the things you have done for me were possible I would have been in to see you many years ago.

Thanks again Doug

Doug Goebel
Leduc Ab.

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I had lower back problems for 25 years due to falling down the stairs a few times. Then for many years I strained my back by lifting things improperly. I tried a few chiropractors but there was no improvement. I did exercises to strengthen my back but it only helped a little. Finally, someone referred me to Dr. Yee. After using the "active release technique" for the first time I had a lot of relief and with every treatment my back improved more and more. Dr. Yee also showed me some excellent exercises to strengthen my core muscles and this has been a great success. I have to be disciplined and do them every day and now I only see him once a month for treatments. I am overjoyed that the daily pain is gone and thank him for all his knowledge and expertise.

Thanks to Dr. Yee for a better and stronger back.

A happier,

Cindy M

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Early in the spring I received a serious injury to my shoulder. Immediately after the accident I could not use my arm at all and the pain was excruciating.  A trip to the hospital determined that I had sustained a small break to my shoulder bone, dislocated my shoulder, as well as damaging the rotator cuff. Several doctors’ appointments later it was suggested that maybe physiotherapy would help, but to accept that I would always experience some discomfort. I haven’t had much success with physiotherapy in the past and felt fairly hopeless, that is until I heard about Dr. Doug Yee.  I thought I would give him a try…..thank goodness I did. 

Doug has worked what I consider to be a miracle.  With the deep tissue therapy that Doug did I now have full mobility and feel fully recovered. I continue to go to Doug; he has become an integral part of my well being.  I have recommended Doug to my family and friends and will continue to do so.

Debbie Rasmussen

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I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to Dr. Yee for giving me the ability to walk again without pain. For the past 18 months, I have been suffering from plantar fasciitis which had been getting progressively worse despite various treatments. In the beginning it was sore to walk and a chronic discomfort, but over time it progressed to a constant, burning pain throughout my left heel and arch radiating up into the calf. I was walking with a limp, unable to do my job at work, unable to do yard work on our acreage and even unable to sleep at night or play with my kids at the end of the day due to the worsening, chronic pain. 
 
Various treatments included orthotics, laser pain therapy, massage therapy, more prescribed orthotics, anti-inflamatories, cortisone injections into the heel, physiotherapy, more prescribed orthotics, foot taping to retrain foot position, countless visits to a podiatrist and time off work. I saw Dr. Yee using the Graston Technique on Global News and thought, " Why not try it" as nothing else had worked. With just two treatments using the Graston Technique I noticed a huge improvement in my mobility and a significant decrease in pain. Five weeks into treatment, I am still feeling improvement. It feels like I have a knew foot. I am now going for walks with my family, sleeping again at night and am in a far better frame of mind without pain with every step. I am now slowly returning to activities that I had simply stopped doing. Thank you for taking the time to optimize each of my treatments by answering my questions and personalizing the treatment to my needs . Your knowledge and expertise are very much appreciated. You and your staff rock!!!
 
Thanks again,
Brian Labrentz

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Dr. Doug Yee is the true embodiment of a healer.  For as long as I can remember I’ve had pain in my back and left hip and had ultimately settled on the fact that I would most likely experience this pain forever.  Initially I was very skeptical of any chiropractic techniques, but after being educated by Dr. Yee I was more than willing to give it a chance.  After just three weeks with Dr. Yee I realized that I do have options and that I don’t have to deal with constant pain.  The combination of his chiropractic skills and his active release techniques has had a great impact on my life.  He genuinely cared about my quality of life and made it his mission to get to the bottom of my pain.  I would highly recommend his techniques and I can honestly say I’ve never felt better.
 
Kara Isabelle

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Mindful Muscle Master

Work bench he has
Practice his ART he does

Gifted hands
Communicate deftly
Muscle manipulation
Releasing taut sinew and tissue
Held prisoner by life's journey

Facilitator he is
Helping his patient's body
Rediscover itself
Blood and lymph to flow

Catalyst his role
Freeing nerves from pressure
Fixated by emotions
Compressed by
Bumps and bruises
As body reacts to reality
Survival the key of prehistorical limbic

Compassionate practitioner this
Doctor Yee
Using all his senses to fell
State of patient
Guiding hands and comment
Orchestrating his total response
To needs of those who come to
Trust this mindful master

Presented with gratitude to Dr. Doug Yee
July 5, 2007



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