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Bursitis Treatment
Common Bursitis Treatment:
Treatment and Prevention Options for Bursitis
Finding the Cause:
If you have been diagnosed or suspect that you have bursitis it is very important to try to identify the cause as this will help you to avoid further stress to the area. Causes of bursitis may include repetitive stress injuries, impact injuries, or inflammatory disease such as arthritis and gout.
Stopping the Stress:
If your bursitis is caused by a repetitive stress injury, or a repetitive activity is stopping your bursitis from healing, then you need try to avoid performing those tasks or correct your body mechanics when you do.
· - Use sound ergonomic equipment and setups.
· - Ensure you stay within the comfortable range of motion of the joint.
· - Keep muscular control over the entire motion being performed. Do not let things just flop around.
· - Do not stress the joint with particularly heavy or unbalanced loads.
· - Avoid side loading the joint. In other words keep the motion of the limbs in line with each other.
· - Do not place a static load on the are of concern. Keep things moving. Even sitting for a while places a static load some where.
· - Cushion the joint when possible. Use knee pads when kneeling and other pads on shoulders when carrying loads on them.
Home Treatment:
Home treatment options for bursitis Normally include:
· - Resting the area
· - Applying ice to the joint to reduce inflammation
· - Your physician may suggest the use of over the counter (OTC), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory creams or drugs to decrease the swelling and manage pain (Warning: only use pain medication at times of rest to reduce the chance of further injury – also do not use anti-inflammatory creams or drugs if you have or suspect that you have an infection)
· - Once symptoms have gone a physiotherapist may provide you with an exercise routine to strengthen the area that was injured.
Professional Treatment:
If the combination of preventative and home treatment measures do not resolve your injury, then you physician may recommend perform one of the following treatments.
· - Immobilize your joint
· - Prescribe non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to decrease the swelling and manage pain
· - Prescribe antibiotics to fight infection
· - Use a syringe to drain the fluid from the bursa sac.
· - Inject the bursitis with Cortisone to treat the inflammation
· - Give you a referral to a Physical therapist who may recommend exercise to strengthen the injured area
· - Surgical removal of the bursa. |
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