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
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.
Common causes of bursitis:
- systemic disease
- traumatic injury
- repetitive bursa irritation
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.
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.
1. reduce inflammation
2. assess the cause
3. prevent a recurrence.