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All You Need To Know About Bursitis

illustration of shoulder pain, elbow pain, hip pain & knee pain

Bursitis is an inflammatory disorder caused by trauma due to direct impact or repetitive injury. Besides injuries, other risk factors associated with developing bursitis include rheumatoid arthritis, pseudogout, and gout. Bursitis causes tenderness and pain in the affected tendon or bone. The bursae sacs might swell, which makes movement difficult quite often. The foot, knee, elbow, and shoulder are some of the joints that are most commonly affected.

How Does Bursa Develop Pain & What You Can Do To Recover Fast?

Bursae (plural for bursa) are lubricated, thin cushions at the points of friction between a bone and soft tissue that surrounds the bone, tendons, ligaments, muscles, and skin. A bursa is between the bone and the tissue (e.g., skin, ligament, muscle), similar to a small water balloon with a few drops of fluid inside it. The following are essential characteristics of bursae:

  • Healthy bursae are thin. For instance, a research study showed that the bursa’s average measurements were a couple of millimeters thick with an average diameter of around four centimeters.
  • The size of bursae can vary depending on the body’s location and individual variation from person to person.
  • Some bursae are right below the skin’s surface, but others are deep in soft tissue such as muscle (e.g., shoulder).
  • There are around 160 bursae in an adult body.
  • Some of these bursae are present at birth, while others develop later on due to frequent friction. For instance, most individuals develop a bursa after age 7 in the elbow (the olecranon bursa).
  • Depending on the person, other bursae might develop. An individual who wears constricting shoes regularly or whose foot anatomy is abnormal might develop a bursa on the outer part of the hip, knee, or big toe joint.

The best treatment for a painful or inflamed bursa is through non-surgical or non-invasive means. In other words, you do not want injections or surgery. Injections or surgery of a bursa will only lead to more issues.

The best treatment for bursitis is the care we provide in our centers. Our clinical teams are the experts you need for a quick recovery. Call us today and discover your non-invasive therapy options.

Can Shoulder Bura Become Painful?

bursitis of the shoulder joint

The subdeltoid bursa (subacromial bursa) of the shoulder separates your supraspinatus tendon from the deltoid muscle, as well as the overlying bone. Usually, inflammation of this bursa results from an injury to your surrounding structures, with the rotator cuff being the most common one. The inflamed shoulder bursa is the leading cause of shoulder pain. Shoulder bursitis can limit your shoulder’s range of motion, resulting in shoulder impingement syndrome and eventual pain. Shoulder pain from shoulder bursitis causes pain in the front or side of your shoulder joint.

What To Do For An Elbow Bursitis?

illustration of elbow bursitis

Elbow bursitis is a common cause of elbow pain. The only other condition as common as bursitis is a tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow. The most common form of elbow bursitis is olecranon bursitis. The olecranon bursitis is at the tip of the elbow. Olecranon bursitis is a common cause of pain at the tip of the elbow. As mentioned earlier, it is the result of a direct traumatic event or repetitive traumatic events. With elbow bursitis, the elbow range of motion is limited and painful. Below are the characteristics of an inflamed elbow bursa:

  • Quite often, the pain will be worse at night.
  • Reaching activities or overhead lifting is uncomfortable.
  • The most common type of bursitis is olecranon bursitis or bursitis of the tip of your elbow.

Ice and conservative treatments at our center are your best treatment option for elbow bursitis. Call us today to learn about our methods and advanced technology-specific for bursitis.

olecranon bursitis

The Olecranon Bursa Of The Elbow

The olecranon bursa lies between the skin and the elbow’s bony tip (the olecranon process). The olecranon bursa will develop at some point after seven years old.

Severe elbow bursitis might cause an inflamed olecranon bursa to swell significantly and easily measure 2.5 cm wide and 6 to 7 cm long. A large olecranon bursa can appear as if you have a small golf ball or egg underneath your skin. Such site-specific, visible swelling might make it easy to diagnose elbow bursitis. However, one should not rush to self-diagnosis or quickly rule out elbow swelling as bursitis, as other more severe conditions like infections can complicate the bursa.

Can Bursitis Develop In The Buttocks?

Yes, chronic back problems, prolonged tightness of the gluteal muscles, and trauma can irritate and inflame the ischiogluteal bursa. The ischogluteal bursa is an inconsistent bursa between the gluteus maximus and the ischial tuberosity. The ischial tuberosity lies in the most inferior portion of the buttocks, directly beneath the pubic bone. Prolonged sitting on a hard surface, and bicycling for extended periods can irritate the ischiogluteal bursa. Ischiogluteal bursitis is also referred to as weaver’s bottom, seen in individuals who sit for extended periods. We have listed some of the most common findings in persons with ischiogluteal bursitis:

  • Leg pain
  • The individual has a hard time standing on their tiptoe on the side that is affected.
  • The pain is worse when the individual is lying down, and their hip is passively bent.
  • When sitting, the individual might elevate their painful buttock.
  • The application of direct pressure on the area can cause sharp pain.
  • Pain might radiate down the back of the person’s thigh.
  • Pubic bone tenderness that worsens with bending the leg.
  • The pain occurs when walking and sitting.

bursae of hip and hip joint

Inflamed & Painful Hip Bursa (Iliopsoas Bursa)

The largest bursa in the body is the iliopsoas bursa. It is lyes deep to and in front of the hip joint. Usually, when bursitis occurs here, it is associated with hip problems, like an injury (mainly from running) or arthritis.

Iliopsoas bursitis can cause significant leg pain, thigh pain, and hip pain. It can radiate (run down) the middle and front areas of your thigh down to the knee and then increases whenever the hip is rotated and extended. Please review the article published in Dynamic Chiropractic about Trochanteric bursitis treatment through clinical chiropractic.

Extension of your hip while walking can cause leg pain or hip pain, so you might limit your stride on the affected side and take shorter steps. Also, there might be tenderness in your groin area. At times a mass might be felt that resembles a hernia. The individual might feel tingling or numbness in the hip, thigh, and leg if the inflamed bursa compresses the adjacent nerves.

Thigh Pain Resulting From An Inflamed Trochanteric Bursa

trochanteric bursa, pelvis with the two hip joints

The trochanteric bursa is at the outer thigh over your hip. Trochanteric bursitis is the inflammation (swelling) of the trochanteric bursa. Once inflamed, it can cause significant thigh pain and leg pain. This type of bursitis is quite common and most frequently occurs in middle-aged, overweight women. Trochanteric bursitis causes aching, deep pain along the side of your hip that might extend into the outer side of your knee or your buttocks. Stretching, and pressure on the area or activity may aggravate the pain. Pain is frequently worse at night and may make it hard to sleep on the affected side.

Inflamed Knee Bursa Can Cause Severe Knee Pain

bursae of knee joint

The knee has ten bursae, but it can be as many as 13 due to individual variations! Symptoms of knee bursitis can vary, depending on the severity of swelling. You may experience knee pain, tenderness, redness, or a feeling of warmth in the knees. Often, it starts mild but can progressively worsen when neglected. Knee bursitis sufferers often complain of a restricted range of motion and increased pain when kneeling or walking. Our advice to all knee pain sufferers is to visit one of the best clinical chiropractic in Kuala Lumpur and get a proper evaluation of your knee joint, meniscus, ligaments, muscles, and bursae. Our methods of focused knee pain therapy will help you better than knee surgery or knee injection.

Knee bursitis show in illustration

The knee joint has ten named knee bursae that can cause pain. We have listed these for you below:

There are a total of five bursae in front of the knee:

  1. Supra-patellar bursa or the supra-patellar recess
  2. Prepatellar bursa
  3. Deep infra-patellar bursa
  4. Subcutaneous bursa (superficial bursa or infra-patellar bursa)
  5. Pre-tibial bursa

Looking from laterally (outer side of the knee), there are four bursae:

  1. Lateral gastrocnemius bursa or the sub-tendinous bursa
  2. Fibular bursa
  3. Fibulo-popliteal bursa
  4. Sub-popliteal bursa (sub-popliteal recess)

Medially (inner part of the knee), there are three bursae:

  1. Medial gastrocnemius bursa (sub-tendinous bursa)
  2. Anserine bursa
  3. Bursa semimembranosus

How The Ankle Bursa Gets Inflamed & Painful?

achilles bursitis and ankle joint

Retrocalcaneal bursitis or ankle bursitis may occur whenever the bursa underneath the Achilles tendon on the back of your heel becomes inflamed. Ankle bursitis is often caused by a local trauma associated with wearing high heels or poorly designed shoes. Excessive amounts of walking may also cause it. It might occur along with Achilles tendonitis as well. Ankle bursitis is a common source of ankle and foot pain.

An inflamed retrocalcaneal bursa frequently occurs with an overuse injury in ice skaters, young athletes, and individuals just starting a new exercise program, including jumping or walking. Usually, the pain is on the back of a heel and will increase with resisted flexion or passive extension.

Best Home Remedy Bursitis

Yes, and we will be glad to share it with you. The first and most important thing to remember about disorders of a bursa is that they are inflammatory processes. Inflammatory processes are always the result of micro or macro traumatic events. Micro-trauma is the repetitive things you do, while macro trauma pertains to an actual traumatic event. So, the home care for any traumatic pain, injury, or disorder is protected, rest, ice, compress, and elevate. In other words, remember P-R-I-C-E:

  • Protection in the form of padding, particularly for bursae that are close to the surface of your skin on your knees and ankles.
  • When possible, the rest of the affected area can help symptoms — selective alternative forms of exercise activities that might eliminate painful motions. Swimming might be helpful.
  • Ice can be quite useful in reducing pain and inflammation. Small ice packs or frozen vegetable packages are applied to the area for 10 minutes two times per day.
  • Compression and elevation might be helpful whenever possible to compress the area. You can use an elastic bandage (particularly on elbows and knees). Keep the affected area elevated to prevent blood from pooling.

Can Bursitis Get Infected?

Yes, it can. And this is why you should never self-diagnosis yourself. Always get an expert to assess your condition before getting care. Secondly, get focused treatments from our clinical team of chiropractors and physiotherapists combined. Timely care but our experts will fix and repair your bursitis. Our targeted therapy will restore the bursa early, preventing the risks of infections.

Since an infectious process may cause bursitis, it is critical to have an accurate diagnosis. Fever is a sign that you need to seek immediate medical care since it might indicate infection. Other infection warning signs include severe tenderness or redness, or constant warmth around the joint. Skin infections in the area (cellulitis) might mean the bursa also is infected. Visit one of our centers in Malaysia for the best bursitis treatment program in Malaysia.

Why Should You Get Bursitis Treatment From Chiropractic Specialty Center®?

Before treatments, we need to identify the root cause of your condition. We have treated thousands of patients successfully; the key to our clinical success when others fail is our understanding of the spine and joint disorders. Our abilities to accurately diagnose your condition are unparalleled when it comes to issues involving the bursae. In short, our research-based non-surgical methods of care are better because we treat the root cause through holistic means.

Our clinical teams of expert chiropractors and the best clinical physiotherapist team in Kuala Lumpur pay particular attention to the root cause of your condition. Chiropractic Specialty Center’s ability to identify the root cause is the primary reason why so many of our patients avoid flare-ups.

We have some of the best chiropractors and physiotherapists in Malaysia. In Malaysia, are experts you need for sports injury, joint, and non-surgical treatment. We treat sports and joint injuries through our research-based clinical physiotherapies’ collaborative efforts and some of Malaysia’s best chiropractors.

If you are suffering from injury or pain, we are your best option. Our clinical team provides the best bursitis treatment program via technology and integrative holistic means to help you recover quickly. Call Chiropractic Specialty Center® now and start our bursitis treatment that gets rid of inflammation & pain fast.