Do you think if Prince had never taken to wearing high heels he might not have some of his (alleged) hip/joint problems now? Was it the heels or the dance-moves which caused his current situation?

Also, at what point in Prince's career did you notice that he had slowed/calmed down in terms of his dancing and stage antics (sliding between girls' legs, etc...)?

Don't believe the hip rumors they have obviously been around here longer than you have.

Regardless of his wearing heels, he did bust some seriously gymnastic dance shapes back in the day! However, bear in mind, our hero is 51 years old, so he, as will all of us, have some wear and tear on his hip joints. For a guy his age, he still works hard and makes great music. He definitely doesnt dance like he used to, but I don't blame him!

Any sports like behavior is going to cause stress on the bones. Prince is an active man.

Changing the height of your shoes can possibly cause just as much of a problem with your arches or your back. By the time most of us figure this out, the wear and tear on our joints has already been done. Over 40...we need to slow down.

fuzzface1973 said:

Tame said:

co-sign on both comments!

Tame said:

I'll never give up my heels, born wearing them.

If I'm not mistaken, he seemed to slow down at the beginning of the new millenium. I remember him doing the splits and everything on the talk show Vibe and during the Rave Un2 concert in 1999.

Dayclear said:

Exactly.

Along with the rib removed rumour

fuzzface1973 said:

True that...

I think both the dance moves and the heels have contributed to hip problems, that is IF they exist. Definitely over 40 one has to slow down, the body just doesn't recover from wear and tear like it used to

When I wear heels I can feel the strain on the knees, the ankles and the back, I've never felt it on the hips.

the hips problems has nothing to do with wearing the heels at all.....

wearing heels boots or shoes only can give u so much strain on the legs or ankles and back ... mainly the back cos ur standing up for a long period of time...

his splits hes been doin for years can cause probs to the hips.....

I actually feel more support wearing boots with heels, not comparing the heel size to Prince's however. I own a pair of flip flops that every time I wear them walking or just out and about my ankles and legs are killing me. So, I don't really think the heels are an issue.

ouch.i can also imagine recovery time is a bitch too. i work out 7 days a week and keep my weight down but 41 i try to play basketball on friday if at all, that way i know i can limp around saturday and soak all day sunday just so i can walk in to work on monday. Good luck Brett Favre LOL.