James Jordan, 40, announced last week he had injured his hip due to constantly falling over in rehearsals for Dancing on Ice. The former Strictly Come Dancing professional posted a video of himself last week telling his fans he was learning to jump on the ice. However, he admitted it wasn’t go too smoothly due to constantly falling over and injuring his hip. “Today I’m learning to jump, with the main man, the jump machine… Mark,” Jordan told the camera.
“Still on the ice trying to master these jumps,” he said. “It’s driving me mad!”
“I’ve got my hockey pants on because I keep falling over and my hips are killing me.”
In his column in Best magazine, Jordan explained he fell over and landed badly on his hip – an injury not ideal for someone who suffers from arthritis.
“I fell practising a jump the other day and landed on my hip. Given I have arthritis there, it wasn’t ideal. It hurt – a lot.”
James, who is partnered with Alexandra Schauman, is now having physiotherapy.
He said: ”I’m getting daily physio and trying to man up. The last time I was in this much pain was when Brendan Cole and I were messing around backstage at Strictly, and he accidentally pushed me down a set of stairs. I sprained my ankle and it went black!”
Ahead of the live shows last weekend, Jordan told Express.co.uk he has suffered many injuries over the years, mainly from his dancing career.
The star revealed he has struggled with arthritis for years in his hips and has also damaged his shoulder in the past.
“I’ve got old injuries from dancing like my rotator cuff, and I have arthritis in both my hips,” he said.
“So I can’t lift my leg very high and I can’t open my feet up on the ice. There’s a lot of things I’m limited to because of my hips.”
What are the symptoms of arthritis?
Arthritis is a common condition that causes pain, inflammation and stiffness of the joints.
The condition can make it difficult to move the joints freely, and can also cause weakness in the affected area.
Arthritis affects more than 10 million people in the UK. The two most common types are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis can affect any joints, but most commonly affects the hands, spine, feet knees and hips.
Some types of arthritis can be caused by injuries, whereas others are the result of autoimmune conditions.