Understand the health problem that made Madonna protect her knee during a show in Copacabana

Some of the more than 1.6 million people who visited Copacabana Beach, in the south zone of Rio de Janeironoticed that Madonna used an unusual accessory during her performance, on Saturday night, the 4th. All of the queen of pop’s looks were finished off with a knee brace on her leg.

Fans of the artist were in doubt whether the prop was part of the costume or not. According to the newspaper The globe, the 65-year-old artist used the piece, an elastic compression knee brace, to stabilize the limb joint. She has been facing the problem for at least five years and undergoing treatments.

In 2020, for example, the singer revealed that she was about to begin regenerative treatment to try to restore the cartilage in her knee and alleviate pain that led to the cancellation of a series of tour dates for her album “Madame X”, before the Covid pandemic. -19. During this period, Madonna even used crutches.

There is no information about the cause of the singer’s problem. And, although Madonna is already over 60 years old, experts interviewed in a report by Earth ensure that diseases related to the knee joint are not exclusive to the elderly — despite being more common in this age group.

“In most cases, this occurs due to trauma and excessive overload on the joints, excessive practice or carelessness in physical activities”, explains Marcos Cortelazo, orthopedist specializing in knees and sports traumatology, member of the Brazilian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (SBOT).

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One of the causes of knee injuries is wearing high-heeled shoes. During use the knee is placed in an uncomfortable position that requires continuous flexion. This leads to wear and tear of the patellar cartilage and, consequently, a condition known as chondromalacia, characterized by the softening of the cartilage of the kneecap or patella.

Source: Redação Terra