Michael Smith admits health condition ‘keeps getting worse’ and left darts star with no choice but to seek help MICHAEL SMITH has opened up on his battle with arthritis.
Asked if the pain is what affects him so much, he replied: "Yeah I think so because when I went to see the specialist yesterday he said I'm restricted a bit with my right wrist so it wasn't bending as much as it should.
Having gone into the tournament as second seed, Smith was upset by Kevin Doets in the second round of this year's World Darts Championship.
"I normally I would do four or five hours straight with no stops, now I've got to do maybe 20 minutes with a five minute stop, half an hour with a 10 minute stop.
On how his family have helped him cope with his arthritis, in addition to a separate shoulder problem, Smith admitted: "The shoulder issue is my fault so they've been great with that.
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