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If you have knee osteoarthritis and still have significant pain despite physiotherapy, exercise, medication or injections, you may eventually come across another treatment: Pulsed Radiofrequency often abbreviated: PRF. You may also encounter terms such as: These procedures are not the … Read More

If walking makes your knee hurt, it seems logical to walk less. After all: Pain = damage, right? Not necessarily. For many people with knee osteoarthritis, completely avoiding walking and physical activity can lead to: Singapore’s 2026 knee osteoarthritis guideline … Read More

If exercise, physiotherapy and medication have not provided enough relief from knee osteoarthritis, you may start looking for the next treatment. Should you have a: And what about newer treatments described as “regenerative,” such as autologous protein solution? The answer … Read More

You have knee osteoarthritis. You tried physiotherapy. You did the exercises. But your knee still hurts. So what happens next? Should you: Continue physiotherapy? Get an injection? Try shockwave? Have an MRI? See a specialist? Consider knee replacement? The answer … Read More

If you have knee osteoarthritis and are overweight, you may have heard: “You need to lose weight.” That advice can be frustrating. Especially when the reason you are exercising less is: Your knee hurts. This creates a common problem: Knee … Read More

If you have knee osteoarthritis, you may have received two apparently contradictory pieces of advice: “Your knee is worn out. Don’t overuse it.” and: “You need to exercise your knee.” So which is correct? For most people with knee osteoarthritis, … Read More

If you have knee osteoarthritis, you may encounter a confusing number of treatment options. Physiotherapy. Painkillers. Exercise. Weight loss. Shockwave. Injections. Supplements. Radiofrequency procedures. Knee replacement. So what should you actually try first? For most patients, the answer is not … Read More

Doctor + AHPC-Registered Physiotherapy + Rehabilitation Knee arthritis treatment does not necessarily have to begin with expensive injections, repeated treatment sessions or surgery. For many patients, the appropriate starting point is a structured programme combining: Medical assessment Physiotherapy Exercise and … Read More

If you have knee osteoarthritis in Singapore, you may be able to use MediSave for more than just a doctor’s consultation. Osteoarthritis is one of the chronic conditions covered under Singapore’s Chronic Disease Management Programme (CDMP). For eligible patients, MediSave … Read More

Yes. For eligible patients with knee osteoarthritis, doctor-referred physiotherapy can be claimable under Singapore’s Chronic Disease Management Programme (CDMP), subject to prevailing MediSave requirements. However, this does not mean that every physiotherapy session purchased from any provider is automatically MediSave-claimable. … Read More