Bursitis

Bursitis is a painful condition that affects the small, fluid-filled sacs — called bursae— that cushion the bones, tendons and muscles near your joints. Bursitis occurs when bursae become inflamed.

The most common locations for bursitis are in the shoulder, elbow and hip. But you can also have it by your knee, heel and the base of your big toe. It often occurs near joints that perform frequent repetitive motion.

Treatment typically involves resting the affected joint and protecting it from further trauma. In most cases, bursitis pain goes away within a few weeks with proper treatment, but recurrent flare-ups of bursitis are common.

Symptoms

If you have bursitis, the affected joint might:

Feel achy or stiff
Hurt more when you move it or press on it
Look swollen and red

Causes

It is common in adults, especially after age 40.

It’s caused by repeated pressure on an area or by using a joint too much.
High-risk activities include gardening, raking, carpentry, shoveling, painting, scrubbing, tennis, golf, skiing, and throwing.
sitting or standing the wrong way for a long time at work or home,
By not stretching enough before you exercise. Sudden injury can sometimes cause bursitis.
If there’s a problem with the structure of a bone or joint (such as legs that are different lengths or arthritis in a joint), that can put more stress on a bursa, causing bursitis.
Reactions to medications and stress or inflammation from other conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, gout, psoriatic arthritis, or thyroid disorders.

Treatment

Spine and joint care has specific method to treat bursitis.We will look structurally at the related area to see if there are any muscles, ligaments, tendons or joints that are aggravating the bursa. By relieving the pressure of these structures on the bursa using hands-on manual techniques, the bursa is often able to start the healing process and the inflammation can be reduced