Arthrosamid, Contura Orthopaedics and England Athletics are announcing the launch of an inspiring new commercial partnership which will see key messages about the benefits of non-surgical alternatives for the treatment of pain associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA) disseminated across a affiliated grassroots clubs and RunTogether groups.
The collaboration will include workshops, webinars and in-person events, as well as the recruitment of a new panel of Ambassadors and will shine a light on the importance of emerging innovation in the osteoarthritis ‘space’, whilst raising awareness of treatment options designed to maintain mobility – and crucially, to help keep people running!
An insightful new survey conducted by England Athletics* as part of this project revealed that almost 9 in 10 of the athletes questioned claimed to have experienced knee pain which prevented them from running, with the majority acting in the form of rest (88%) painkillers (64%) or physiotherapy (63%). And, over half (51%) of those asked admitted they would consider paying for treatment for knee pain if it meant avoiding surgery.
And, as such, Arthrosamid®, has been hailed by clinicians as an exciting game changer: the first and only injectable hydrogel proven to help patients with knee osteoarthritis, offering a real alternative to surgery.
*England Athletics knee injury survey, Nov 2024, N=131
Eligible patients receive a single injection into the knee joint space which permanently combines with the knee’s synovial tissue – decreasing joint stiffness, diminishing pain, improving the function of the knee affected by knee osteoarthritis, and enhancing quality of life.
Encouragingly, new four-year data presented in September 2024 at the European Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting (EORS) in Aalborg, Denmark demonstrated the long-term efficacy of the hydrogel injection – showing that a single dose maintained a statistically significant reduction in pain in patients with knee OA four years after treatment.**
**Bliddal, H., et al. (2024) A Prospective Study of Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis: Results From 4 Years After Treatment. Presented at EORS 2024.
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