Marnee J. Mckay is a Rheumatologist based in Lidcombe, NSW. Her clinic is at 75 East Street, Lidcombe, NSW 2151, Australia.
Rheumatology is about caring for the joints, muscles and soft tissues. In day-to-day practice, Marnee looks after people who have ongoing aches, stiffness, and pain that can come and go. Conditions such as arthritis and osteoarthritis are common reasons people book in. At times, symptoms can also link in with other body-wide issues, including hypermobile joints, where the body’s movement feels too loose and painful after activity.
Marnee also works with patients who have more complex nerve and muscle related conditions. This can include Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, myotonic dystrophy (and myotonic dystrophy type 2), and primary lateral sclerosis. Some people attend for long-term management of spasticity, including spastic diplegia in children and cerebral palsy, where tight muscles can affect walking and daily comfort.
There are also cases where pain and movement problems need careful assessment, even when the cause is not straightforward. For example, she may help with acute pain after an injury, and with tendon problems such as an Achilles tendon rupture. Another example is slipped capital femoral epiphysis, which can cause hip or groin pain and a limp, especially in growing kids and teens.
Some patients come in with nerve and muscle conditions that affect how the body handles heat or movement, like paramyotonia congenita. Others have rarer metabolic or nerve disorders, such as primary carnitine deficiency or riboflavin transporter deficiency neuronopathy. While these are not everyday problems for most people, they still need steady, practical care, and clear follow-up.
People sometimes ask about physical movement and daily life, not just test results. Marnee helps with conditions that can involve changes in muscle tone, including spasticity and spastic diplegia, and she works with families and patients to make sense of symptoms as they change over time.
Overall, Marnee’s focus is on getting to the heart of what’s driving pain, stiffness, and movement issues, then putting a care plan in place that fits the person in front of her.