Under intense pressure there is a great friction which damages the cartilage lying under the kneecap. This leads to severe knee and hip pain.
Below is the list of factors that might cause such great friction leading to the knee pain behind and around the knee.
— Osteoarthritis and aging causes such pain
— Excessive running or walking
— Over-use of the thigh and hip muscles leading to the muscle weakness and excessive pressure in kneecap leading to the pain in knee.
Also, wearing wrong shoes causes excessive stress on ligament, cartilage and knee cap resulting in early wear and tear.
When he looks back on how he got his injury, Richie shares it’s no wonder he didn’t need surgery earlier.
“Since the Commodore days, we don’t wear those big boots any more because of the knees and the ankles,” he said.
“I think about it now, and think, ‘What was I doing?!’ Every night, on stage, we’d jump from one riser to the floor. Craziness! What was I thinking?