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Bursitis

Bursitis · Burzitida

What it is

A friction-reducing sac inflames from repetitive pressure.

Symptoms & signs

  • Localised pain and tenderness
  • worse on pressure (lying on that hip)
  • swelling
  • painful arc of movement

🚩 Get help if…

  • see a doctor soon Hot, red, very tender swelling with fever or chills
  • see a doctor soon Red streaks spreading from the swelling
  • see a doctor soon Swelling after a cut or scrape over the joint
  • see a doctor soon Swelling that keeps growing or comes back

Where it strikes

Medical treatment

  • Activity modification
  • NSAIDs
  • physiotherapy
  • steroid injection
  • rarely bursectomy

Natural & lifestyle

  • Load management
  • hip abductor strengthening
  • cushioning
  • avoid prolonged pressure
  • ice

Emerging & experimental

  • Ultrasound-guided injections
  • shockwave therapy

Alternative, off-label & anecdotal

Approaches used outside the guidelines, with what their supporters report and what testing has found so far.

  • Arnica and comfrey ointments — small studies early / small studies
  • Acupuncture — small studies early / small studies

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