Guides
Longer pieces on the questions that do not fit on a treatment page: why the knee hurts the way it does, what to do about it, and how to judge what you are being offered.
- Audience
- Written for patients and carers in Malaysia
- Last reviewed
- 20 September 2026
Living with it
5 minute read
Why your knee hurts going down stairs but not up
Pain on the way down and not on the way up is the most recognisable pattern in knee osteoarthritis. Here is the mechanical reason, and what it tells your doctor.
Living with it
6 minute read
Five exercises for knee osteoarthritis that are worth the time
Strengthening the knee is the treatment with the best evidence and the lowest cost. These five movements cover it, with the mistakes that make them useless.
Procedure
4 minute read
Why ultrasound guidance matters for a knee injection
Injections placed by feel alone miss the joint space more often than patients realise. What guidance costs, what it changes, and when to insist on it.
Procedure
4 minute read
What to expect in the first week after a knee injection
Hour by hour and day by day: what is normal after an intra-articular injection, what is not, and when to call the clinic.
Treatment
6 minute read
Knee injection or knee replacement: how to think about the choice
Injections do not replace surgery and surgery is not a failure. A framework for deciding which conversation you should be having now.
Treatment
6 minute read
Hyaluronic acid or PRP for your knee: an honest comparison
Two very different treatments that get marketed to the same patient. What separates them on mechanism, evidence, predictability and cost in Malaysia.
Asking your doctor about Chondroplus
Chondroplus is given by a doctor as a single injection into the joint. If your clinic does not stock it, they can order it from us directly and we deliver across Malaysia.