Bursitis

The most common causes of bursitis is repetitive motion or stimulate synovial pockets around the joints.

Define

Bursitis is a painful condition affecting small pads filled with a liquid called synovial bag - operating cushion between bones, tendons and muscles near the joints. Bursitis occurs when the bag synovial inflammation.


The most common location for bursitis in the elbow, shoulder and hip. But it may have heel bursitis, knee and toe root. Bursitis usually occur near joints perform repetitive motions often.

Treatment usually involves resting the affected joint and protect it from further injury. In most cases, the pain of bursitis disappear within a few weeks of appropriate treatment, but frequent outbreaks of bursitis is common.

The symptoms

If bursitis, the affected joint can:

Feeling pain or stiff.

More pain when moving or clicking on it.

Swelling and redness.

Consult your doctor if you have:

Arthralgia.

Pain over 1-2 weeks.

Excessive swelling, redness, bruising or rash affected area.

Pain glare, especially when exercising.

Fever.

Cause

The most common causes of bursitis is repetitive motion or stimulate synovial pockets around the joints. Examples include:

Throwing a baseball or improve something on the head several times.

Based on the elbow in the long run.

Q Commissioner, for tasks such as carpet installation, floor cleaning.

Prolonged sitting, especially on hard surfaces.

Some bags synovial knee and elbow just below the skin, so there is a higher risk of puncture injuries can lead to infection of synovial bags (septic bursitis).

The risk factors

Anyone can develop bursitis, but several factors may increase the risk of:

Age. The presence of bursitis become more common with aging.

Profession or hobby. If you work in a profession or a hobby that requires repetitive motion or pressure on specific synovial bags, increase the risk of developing bursitis.

Other medical conditions. Some systemic diseases and conditions, such as gout, rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes increase the risk of developing bursitis.

Tests and diagnosis

Doctors can usually diagnose bursitis based on history and physical examination. If further testing is necessary, may experience:

Check the image. Image X-ray can not establish the diagnosis bursitis positive, but may help exclude other causes nuisance. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or ultrasound may be used if bursitis can easily be diagnosed.

Tests. The doctor may perform blood tests or analysis of fluid from inflamed service to determine the cause of the inflammation and joint pain.

Treatments and drugs

Treatment of bursitis usually involves conservative measures, such as ice, rest and a painkiller, as a first step. If conservative measures effective, treatment may include:

Medications. If the synovium inflammation caused by infection, your doctor will prescribe an antibiotic.

Physiotherapy treatment. The doctor may recommend physical therapy or exercises to strengthen the muscles in the affected area to reduce pain and prevent recurrence.

Injection. The doctor may inject a corticosteroid medication to cover services to reduce inflammation. Treatments often bring pain relief quickly, and in many instances.

Surgery. Sometimes bursitis surgical drainage should be, but rarely is surgery necessary.

Lifestyle and remedies

These measures can be used at home to relieve the pain of bursitis include:

Rest and estate areas affected.

Apply ice to reduce swelling.

Use a medication, such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others) or naproxen (Aleve, others), to relieve pain and reduce inflammation.

Cushion knee, by placing a small pillow between the legs.

Avoid pressure on the elbow, not tilted or put weight on your elbows up from a lying position.

Prevention

While not all types of bursitis can be prevented, can reduce the risk and reduce the level of a serious outbreak by changing how to perform certain tasks. Examples include:

Use kneeling pads. Use some kind of buffer to reduce pressure on the knee if work or hobbies require much kneeling.

Stand up properly. Stretch knee lift. Not doing so put more stress on active service in the hip pocket.

Do not carry heavy. Materials placed severe stress on the synovial fluid in the shoulder bag.

Break. Frequent replacement of repetitive tasks with rest or other activities.

Walking around. Try not to sit in one position for too long, especially on hard surfaces, because put pressure on the synovial fluid in the hip pocket and buttocks.

Maintain a healthy weight. Overweight many would increase stress on the joints.

Exercise. Strengthening muscles can help protect joints affected.

Restart. For warm and stretch before strenuous activities to protect the joints from injury.