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It is estimated by Right Diagnosis.com, that there are about 87 million (28%) people in the United States who suffer from bursitis of some kind. These issues include common joint and inflammation issues.

BURSITIS

Bursitis is the inflammation of a bursa.
Bursa is designed to provide a smooth, slippery surface between two parts of your body. Particularly where tendons and muscles glide over bones.

There are more than 150 bursa in your body. Bursa is small sacs that cushion and lubricate pressure points between tendons and muscles near your joints and pressure points between your bones. Bursa prevents friction between these surfaces.

When bursa becomes inflamed it loses its gliding action. This causes the bursa to become painful and irritated when it Is moved. The inflamed bursa causes more friction.

Common causes of bursitis:

  • systemic disease
  • traumatic injury
  • repetitive bursa irritation
Bursitis usually results from a repetitive movement or due to prolonged and excessive pressure.

Shoulder bursitis is caused by the pinching of your shoulder bursa between your shoulder’s rotator cuff tendon and the adjacent bone.

Trochanteric bursitis  (hip bursitis) sufferers typically have weak hip muscles and tend to sway as they walk, which irritates your trochanteric bursa.

In the same way, repetitive use and frequent pressure can cause inflammation and irritate a bursa.

Traumatic injury can also cause bursitis.

Bursitis may develop with a trauma such as a fall or car accident. If a contusion occurs this will cause bursitis. A contusion typically causes swelling of the bursa and begins to develop inflammation. At this point normal activities and movements become painful.

A typical example is knee bursitis, which happens when you fall on your knee.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic inflammatory condition that can also lead to bursitis. Patients with these types of conditions may become more susceptible to bursitis.
There are several phases to treatment of bursitis:
1. reduce inflammation
2. assess the cause
3. prevent a recurrence.
With proper treatment Bursitis pain usually subsides within a few weeks. Flare ups are common. Any occurrences of bursitis that is not traumatic should be investigated by your doctor to be sure it is not a systematic condition. It may also be due to repetitive movements your sport therapist can correct.
Your sport therapist is highly trained and will design a treatment plan with movement correction / control and strengthening exercises to prevent reoccurring of bursitis.
Chronic or persistent bursitis may benefit with a corticosteroid injection. Some side effects are typical related to this injection for example diabetes. Consult your doctor concerning this treatment.
If bursitis continuously persists above all efforts an option is to surgically remove the bursa.

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