After pounding her way to victory and into the record books, in the London Marathon, Paula Radcliffe acknowledged a curious debt of gratitude. The athlete nearly missed the race after a collision with a cyclist during a training run in New Mexico left her with a dislocated jaw, whiplash and injuries to her shoulders, knees and hip. On the recommendation of her physiotherapy, Radcliffe treated her wounds with an ancient Aboriginal cure reputed to have powerful healing and pain-relieving properties – emu oil.
Although relatively unknown in this country, emu oil has been classified as a pharmaceutical product by the Australian department of health.