24/01/2025
As #2025 begins, we are pleased to share the story of former GB Allison Curbishley's journey to regain her and reduce the and caused by osteoarthritis.
As a former British 400m athlete, Allison Curbishley competed at the World and Olympic Games, winning medals at the Commonwealth and European Championships. Unfortunately, her career was cut short by escalating knee problems, including 10 surgeries, which led to her retirement in 2003.
Now based in with her partner, Steve Cram, Allison works as a BBC broadcaster, runs an events company, and holds a Sport and Exercise Sciences degree from the University of Birmingham. While staying active post-retirement, she’s had to adjust her activities due to pain and mobility challenges caused by knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Allison met physiotherapist Paul Hobrough over a decade ago and has been seeing him since for treatment to manage discomfort and improve mobility linked to her former injuries.
Six months ago, she tried to help reduce her pain and improve her mobility. Since then, she has noticed positive changes in her daily activities. Allison mentioned:
"I had treatment with Arthrosamid® six months ago now (11th July 2024)– it’s a simple, single hydrogel injection, performed quickly (15 minutes) and without pain in Paul’s clinic. I only felt a slight discomfort at the site of injection itself but was then able to bend my knee to a decent degree and was back at home recovering the same day. The slight swelling came down after a couple of days with some anti-inflammatories, and I was able to walk around all day with no pain. In under a week, I was sleeping well, with much improved knee flexion, greater range of movement and I was feeling the “fire” back in my quads."
Discover Allison's full journey since receiving a single injection of by visiting our website: https://ow.ly/Lgc250ULJ71
