If stairs, long walks, or getting up a er sitting have become uncomfortable, chronic knee pain may be quietly limiting more of your life than you realise. At Khí Tâm Health Hub, Master Sridevi Tố Hải — Doctor of Vietnamese Traditional Medicine, CHP UK Accredited, 20+ Years Clinical Experience — offers a doctor-led, non-surgical, root-cause approach to knee pain in Battersea, SW11. Not a generic massage. Not a one-size-fits-all exercise sheet. A structured clinical method built on two decades of experience.
About Master Sridevi
Master Sridevi Tố Hải is a Doctor of Vietnamese Traditional Medicine and the Founder of Khí Tâm Therapy®, a proprietary clinical framework developed over more than 20 years of hands on practice. She is accredited by CHP UK (Complementary Health Professionals), the UK's recognised regulatory body for complementary healthcare practitioners.
Her training is rooted in Vietnamese Traditional Medicine — a distinct clinical tradition with its own diagnostic philosophy, separate from Chinese Traditional Medicine, though both draw on a shared regional history of manual and energetic therapy. Master Sridevi's approach treats the body as an interconnected system, which matters enormously for knee pain: the knee joint sits between the hip and the ankle, and problems in either can quietly redirect strain onto the knee for years before pain appears.
This whole-body view is what separates her clinical model from a typical massage therapist or a single-modality physiotherapist working from a generic knee exercise protocol. Rather than treating the knee as an isolated hinge joint, Master Sridevi conducts a structured assessment of gait, hip alignment, ankle mechanics, and fascia tension running through the entire leg before recommending any treatment plan. Patients receive a personalised sequence based on their specific presentation, activity history, and stage of wear or injury — not a standard "knee massage."
At Khí Tâm Health Hub in Battersea, this doctor-led model has supported patients with chronic knee pain, osteoarthritis-related discomfort, and post-injury stiffness who had already tried painkillers or standard physiotherapy without lasting improvement. The clinic operates from 151 Battersea Rise, London SW11 1HP, serving patients across Battersea, Clapham, Wandsworth, and Nine Elms.
The Khí Tâm Method for Knee Pain
The Khí Tâm Method is Master Sridevi's proprietary Vietnamese Traditional Medicine framework, structured around five interconnected body layers: skin, muscle, fascia, joint/bone, and energy pathway. For chronic knee pain specifically, most conventional care focuses almost entirely on the joint layer — imaging the cartilage, injecting the joint, or in advanced cases, replacing it surgically. The Khí Tâm Method takes a broader structural view.
Knee pain rarely develops from the knee alone. Weak or tight hip muscles change how load travels down the leg. Restricted ankle mobility changes how force is absorbed with every step. Fascia tension running from the hip through the thigh to the lower leg can pull the kneecap slightly out of its ideal tracking path, generating pain that shows up at the knee even though the true mechanical problem sits elsewhere in the chain. Master Sridevi's assessment maps these contributing factors individually: how the skin and superficial tissue around the knee respond to touch and temperature, how the surrounding muscle groups (quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, hip stabilisers) are compensating or underperforming, how fascia lines connecting the hip, thigh, and lower leg are influencing knee tracking, how the joint itself is affected structurally, and how the nervous system's protective guarding may be limiting your confidence in weight-bearing even beyond what the tissue itself requires.
Treatment sequences typically combine manual fascia release along the leg, targeted joint and so-tissue work around the knee, and energy-balance techniques — always led by clinical assessment rather than a fixed protocol. The goal is to support improved function, reduce strain on the joint, and relieve pain, working with your activity goals rather than simply telling you to rest.
This root-cause approach is why patients o en describe the experience as fundamentally different from a generic knee massage or a printed physiotherapy exercise sheet.
What to Expect
Assessment
Your first session begins with a thorough conversation about your knee pain history — when it started, what movements aggravate it, previous treatments tried — followed by a hands-on assessment of your knee, hip alignment, ankle mechanics, and walking gait. Master Sridevi identifies which of the five body layers are most involved in your specific case.
Treatment
Based on that assessment, your session combines manual fascia and muscle release along the leg, targeted work around the knee itself, and energy-balance techniques. Sessions are calm, clinical, and paced according to your tolerance — chronic knee pain can be sensitive to certain positions, so Master Sridevi works within safe, comfortable ranges while still making measurable progress over time.
Aftercare
You'll leave with clear guidance: simple movements and stretches to maintain progress between sessions, activity modifications to avoid re-aggravating the joint, and a realistic outline of how many sessions your presentation is likely to need. Most patients are advised on a structured course of sessions rather than a single visit, since chronic knee pain typically has multiple contributing factors that benefit from progressive, consistent care.
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Two Treatment Options
Master Sridevi offers two session lengths, matched to where you are in your recovery journey.
Not sure which is right for you? Master Sridevi can advise during a short consultation before
you commit to a full session.
Knee Pain Restoration
Best suited to follow-up sessions once your treatment plan is underway, targeted relief for a specific flare-up, and ongoing maintenance once function has improved. Ideal if you're managing a mild presentation or continuing progress between longer sessions.
Knee Pain Restoration
Recommended for your initial session, where a full diagnostic assessment of the hip-knee-ankle chain and gait is required, and for complex or long-standing cases where multiple contributing factors need to be addressed alongside the knee itself. Most new patients are advised to start here.
FAQ
This depends on the underlying cause and how long you've had symptoms. Many patients are advised on a structured course of weekly or fortnightly sessions over several weeks. Master Sridevi will give you a personalised estimate a er your initial assessment.
Some private health insurers cover complementary therapy sessions with CHP UK accredited practitioners. Please check directly with your provider using Master Sridevi's CHP UK accreditation details, available on request.
Physiotherapy typically focuses on exercise-based strengthening and rehabilitation of the knee itself. The Khí Tâm Method takes a whole-body structural view — assessing hip alignment, ankle mechanics, fascia tension, and gait, not just the knee joint — and combines manual therapy with energy-balance work. Many patients use the two approaches alongside each other
No. Master Sridevi is a Doctor of Vietnamese Traditional Medicine — a distinct clinical tradition from Chinese Traditional Medicine. No needles are used in these sessions; treatment is manual, hands-on therapy.
No treatment can reverse joint degeneration, and osteoarthritis is a progressive condition. Our sessions are designed to support pain relief, improve function, and help you move more comfortably — not to cure the underlying joint changes.
Comfortable, loose-fitting clothing such as shorts or leggings that allow easy access to your knee, hip, and lower leg.
No referral is required. You can book directly online.
That's fine — many patients come to us wanting to explore every non-surgical option first, or to support their function while awaiting a surgical decision. Master Sridevi will assess your current presentation regardless of prior medical advice, and will always recommend you continue any prescribed medical care alongside these sessions.