TCM for Knee Degeneration & Knee Pain | Health Shine TCM Bukit Jalil Natural Relief for Stiff Knees, Pain When Climbing Stairs & Joint Weakness

TCM for Knee Degeneration & Knee Pain | Health Shine TCM Bukit Jalil Natural Relief for Stiff Knees, Pain When Climbing Stairs & Joint Weakness

🌿 Knee degeneration doesn’t only happen to the elderly.
Many adults in KL & Bukit Jalil experience:

  • Knee pain when walking or climbing stairs

  • Stiffness after waking up

  • Pain after sitting for long hours

  • Swelling after activity

  • Grinding or cracking sound (crepitus)

  • Weak knees or unstable joints

  • Heaviness or dull pain when it rains

  • Difficulty squatting or standing up

From a TCM perspective, this condition indicates Liver–Kidney deficiency, poor circulation, dampness accumulation or Qi–Blood stagnation.


🌿 How TCM Understands Knee Degeneration & Pain

1️⃣ Liver–Kidney Deficiency (Root cause of degeneration)

✔ Weak tendons & bones
✔ Chronic ache
✔ Joint instability


2️⃣ Qi–Blood Deficiency (Poor nourishment)

✔ Weak knees
✔ Dull ache
✔ Fatigue


3️⃣ Wind–Cold–Damp Invasion

✔ Worse on rainy or cold days
✔ Heavy sensation
✔ Stiffness


4️⃣ Qi & Blood Stagnation

✔ Sharp pain
✔ Fixed location pain


5️⃣ Excess load / sedentary lifestyle

✔ Staircase pain
✔ Joint pressure too high


🌸 How Health Shine TCM Treats Knee Degeneration

1️⃣ Acupuncture for Pain Relief & Joint Support

✔ Reduces inflammation
✔ Improves mobility
✔ Strengthens surrounding muscles
✔ Relieves stiffness

Common points: Dubi, Yanglingquan, Liangqiu, Xuehai, Zusanli.


2️⃣ Herbal Medicine to Nourish Tendons & Expel Dampness

✔ Degenerative knees → Duhuo Jisheng formula
✔ Liver–Kidney deficiency → Modified Liuwei Dihuang
✔ Dampness → Fangji Huangqi
✔ Blood stagnation → circulation-enhancing herbs


3️⃣ Tui Na / Gua Sha / Joint Mobilization

✔ Loosens tight muscles
✔ Supports better knee alignment
✔ Reduces pressure inside the joint


4️⃣ TDP Infrared Therapy

✔ Warms the joint
✔ Improves circulation
✔ Relieves cold–damp pain


5️⃣ Lifestyle Tips

✔ Avoid prolonged sitting
✔ Reduce stair climbing
✔ Choose low-impact exercise (walking, swimming, cycling)
✔ Weight control to reduce knee load

Most patients improve within 3–6 sessions:
✔ Less pain
✔ Easier to climb stairs
✔ More stable knees
✔ Better daily mobility


💬 From the practitioner

“Knee degeneration can be improved.
With TCM, acupuncture and joint support therapy, the knee can regain strength, stability and comfort.”

— Jason Cheh, Registered TCM Practitioner (MOH Malaysia)

📍 Aurora Place, Bukit Jalil
📞 010-281 9815
✨ Stronger knees, better life.