Knee Arthritis

Up to 90% Success Rate

Knee arthritis (osteoarthritis of the knee) is a common degenerative condition in which the protective cartilage within the joint gradually breaks down. This leads to pain, stiffness, swelling, grinding sensations, and reduced mobility, often making everyday activities such as walking, climbing stairs, or standing for long periods difficult. It frequently develops after previous injuries that cause joint instability and abnormal wear over time.

At Proback, we treat knee arthritis with our award-winning regenerative injection therapies. Prolozone therapy and Prolotherapy are the cornerstone treatments. These non-surgical injections reduce inflammation, strengthen supporting ligaments, promote cartilage regeneration, and improve oxygenation and tissue repair within the joint. Where myofascial restrictions or muscle tightness contribute to the pain, we also incorporate Hydro-release (fascial hydrodissection) to gently release adhesions and restore normal movement in the surrounding soft tissues.

The result for most patients is lasting pain relief, greater joint stability, and improved function-without the need for surgery or long-term medication.

Meniscus Tear

A meniscus tear involves damage to the C-shaped cartilage that acts as a shock absorber between the thigh and shin bones in the knee. Tears often occur from sudden twisting movements during sports or everyday activities, or from gradual wear and tear. Symptoms typically include sharp pain, swelling, stiffness, a catching or locking sensation, and a feeling of instability in the knee.

We address meniscus tears using Prolotherapy and Prolozone therapy. These regenerative injections stimulate the body’s natural healing response, helping to repair the damaged meniscus tissue, strengthen surrounding ligaments, and reduce inflammation. If myofascial pain or fascial restrictions are also present (common with knee injuries), we add Hydro-release to release tight fascia and free up movement.

This targeted, non-surgical approach helps restore knee function, reduce pain, and often avoids the need for invasive procedures or lengthy recovery times.

Knee Ligament Injury

Ligament injuries in the knee (such as sprains or tears to the ACL, MCL, LCL, or other supporting ligaments) are common after sports injuries, accidents, or sudden pivots. They cause pain, swelling, instability (a “giving way” feeling), and can lead to further joint damage or early arthritis if left untreated.

Proback specialises in regenerative treatments for ligament injuries. Prolotherapy is particularly effective at strengthening and repairing weakened or lax ligaments by stimulating the body’s own healing cascade. Prolozone therapy complements this by delivering medical-grade ozone to reduce inflammation, improve oxygenation, and accelerate tissue repair. For patients who also experience associated myofascial pain or fascial tightness around the knee, we include Hydro-release techniques to release restrictions and restore smooth gliding of the soft tissues.

Together, these therapies help stabilise the knee, eliminate pain at its root cause, and support long-term recovery-without surgery.

Why Steroid Injections Make Knee Arthritis Worse Over Time

Steroid injections are the most commonly offered treatment for knee osteoarthritis – and while they can provide meaningful short term relief they carry a critical long term problem that many patients are never told about.

Published research – including studies in JAMA – has demonstrated that repeated corticosteroid injections into arthritic knee joints accelerate cartilage breakdown over time.

The very treatment most commonly offered for knee arthritis is actively worsening the underlying degeneration with each repeat injection, which is why the relief becomes shorter and shorter with each subsequent injection. Prolozone and Prolotherapy work in the complete opposite direction – stimulating the body’s own repair and regenerative process rather than suppressing the inflammation that is driving it.

What Bone on Bone Actually Means - And What We Can Realistically Offer

Bone on bone osteoarthritis means the cartilage cushioning the joint has worn down to the point where the bone surfaces are in contact with each other. This is one of the most common presentations we see at Proback and one that patients are frequently told leaves them with no option other than knee replacement surgery.

We want to be honest with you: we cannot regenerate cartilage that has been completely and permanently lost. Nobody can.

What we can do is create a significantly better joint environment – and for many patients this makes a very meaningful difference to pain and function even where significant cartilage loss has occurred.

Here is what that means in practice: Prolozone reduces chronic joint inflammation, improves oxygenation and circulation within the joint space and stimulates the body’s own regenerative process in the remaining cartilage and surrounding tissue.

This creates a much better joint environment – reducing pain, improving function and in many cases allowing patients to delay or avoid knee replacement surgery entirely.

Prolotherapy strengthens the surrounding ligaments and soft tissue that are under enormous abnormal stress as a result of the cartilage loss – reducing the instability and abnormal loading patterns that are accelerating further degeneration.

Many of our bone on bone patients come to us having been told knee replacement is their only option and have achieved meaningful and lasting pain relief and functional improvement through our regenerative approach – often for years without needing surgery.

How Many Sessions Are Typically Needed?

For knee osteoarthritis most patients require between four and eight sessions for the best and most lasting results, spaced two to four weeks apart.

Many notice meaningful improvement before completing the full course.

For bone on bone presentations a longer initial course is sometimes recommended followed by periodic maintenance sessions to sustain the results.

Unlike steroid injections which wear off and need repeating every few months, the regenerative improvements we stimulate are cumulative and typically last significantly longer.

Pricing

Initial consultation – £110 – includes a full clinical examination, standing X-rays where required and a dedicated results appointment where your findings and personalised treatment plan are explained in full before you commit to anything further.

Treatment from £275 for the first area, £85 for each additional area in the same session.

15% discount when prepaying for a full course upfront.

Please call us on 0207 976 6648 for a personalised estimate.

Why Choose Proback?

Proback Clinic is the official UK training partner of the European School of Prolotherapy – founded by Dr Stephen Cavallino MD.

We are a multidisciplinary team including a Doctor of Chiropractic, Osteopath and HCPC registered physiotherapists – all under one roof in Victoria, Central London, 5 minutes from Victoria station.

Consistently rated Excellent on Trustpilot.

Call 0207 976 6648 or email victoria@proback.co.uk to book.

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"Since September 2025 I have been visiting Proback Clinic and this has changed my life in the most positive way. At the clinic I have been greeted with such warmth and caring staff. From the reception staff to all the physiotherapists. I have been in chronic pain for over 30 years with spinal stenosis, sciatica, osteoarthritis. Over the years I have had numerous amounts of cortisone injections in the past and this has made back issues with the muscles weak. Ayushi Patel is my physiotherapist she has been treating me with shockwave therapy. She is very professional so very caring, and she explains everything. Ayushi recommended me to have prolozone therapy. I have had a few radio frequency and currently having Prolozone Therapy by Mudasir Hussain which has made remarkable improvements in my lower back. The pain has minimised drastically. He is so professional, caring and very gentle and explains everything in detail and always asking if I am ok as I have fear with needles. I am on my fourth session with the Prolozone injections and I feel so brighter, more flexible and walking more, sleeping better and not feeling so down and depressed. I don't feel so heavy in my body and legs too. I am visiting the gym more too to gain strength in legs and back. Also, I used to pray sitting on the chair, now I am standing praying and bending down to pray. On the whole I feel like a new person with a new lease of life. I have recommended my dad who has knee problems and he is currently having the injections in his knee and he is walking better and in not too much pain. I recommending a few people and to anyone who is in chronic pain to at least try these therapies as you will be pain free for a while. I haven't been taking medication either. Thank you to all the Proback team."

Sheliesa Mohamed-Nagen

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"I went to proback because I had excruciating pain in my right knee Dr Chris Allard checked me out He recommended prolotherapy for small tear in my knee ligaments and ozone injection as well I had three sessions in all. There was 80th percent improvement after 1st treatment The improvement carried on over the other two sessions I am pain free now I highly recommend this clinic"

Anil Shah

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Patient Stories

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Sandra's Story

SYMPTOMS

Back Pain

TREATMENT

Spinal Decompression Therapy

Whilst working on her dad’s farm, 17 years ago, Sandra heard a loud crack in her back. Sandra had 6 steroid injections. She tried Physiotherapy, acupuncture and more but nothing helped. She kept getting worse and worse. The effect the pain was having spread beyond just Sandra. It was hurting everyone who loved her.