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The bursae, fluid filled sacs, lubricate joints and decrease friction between two surfaces that move in different directions. Bursae create smooth, friction-less gliding between a tendon and skin or between a tendon and bone. Bursitis occurs when a bursa becomes inflamed due to repetitive motion, excessive pressure, or a traumatic injury.
The most common areas of bursitis are shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, but can also occur in the heel or the base of the big toe. Symptoms include local pain and tenderness, restricted motion with increasing pain in movement, joint stiffness and ache. Sometimes there is swelling and the area may be red. Some risk factors include Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Gout, Thyroid disease, bone spurs and calcium deposits.
Suggested treatment is rest or immobilization, protection, icing for 20 minutes at a time, and for more chronic inflammations, moist heat in the morning and evening. An anti-inflammatory can help calm down the pain and increase recovery time. Occasionally the bursa becomes infected and requires antibiotics.
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