'Strictly Come Dancing' star Susanna Reid had been struggling with an unknown pain in her rib cage that had put her participation in the show in doubt but thanks to English footie ace Peter Crouch she has since recovered.
The pain was so bad that Reid was having trouble walking- let alone dance with partner Kevin Clifton, and physios and doctors were left baffled about its cause.
Crouch put Reid in touch with one of his personal physios, Dave Rennie, after having a chat with his wife and fellow contestant Abbey, Metro.co.uk reported.
Reid said that it was really painful after the rehearsal and she was quite concerned, asserting that she felt very stiff, as it was hard to walk and hard to breathe.
She added that seeing Rennie made a tremendous amount of difference.
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