Inflammation of the bursae

Bursitis is the inflammation or irritation of a bursa. It is a common condition involving inflammation of the soft tissue around muscles and bones, most commonly in the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee or ankle.

A bursa is a small fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between a bone and other moving partsmuscles, tendons or the skin. Bursae are found throughout the body.

Bursitis occurs when a bursa becomes inflamed (redness and fluid build-up in the bursa).

Bursitis is commonly caused by overuse or direct trauma to a joint.. Bursitis can occur in the knee or elbow, from kneeling or leaning on the elbows longer than usual on a hard surface, for example. Tendinitis, on the other hand, is more often the result of repetitive injury or movement in the affected area. These conditions occur more frequently with age. Tendons become less flexible with age, and therefore more prone to injury.

People such as carpenters, gardeners, musicians and athletes who perform activities that require repetitive movements or put stress on joints are at increased risk of tendonitis and bursitis.

Infection, arthritis, gout, thyroid disease, and diabetes can also cause inflammation of the bursa or tendon (in the case of tendonitis).

The most current trend or one of the most current trends is to treat bursitis with physiotherapy sports.

Diagnosis of bursitis

To determine the cause of this problem, the doctor asks you about your medical history and gives you a careful physical examination. Tenderness along the tendon or its sheath (outer covering), or at a specific point on the tendon, suggests tendonitis.

Most patients do not initially need imaging tests such as X-rays, MRI or ultrasound scans. Imaging and blood tests are performed only if the problem persists or does not go away. A blood test can help detect an infection. Signs of infection include redness, warmth and swelling. If bursitis is the result of infection, the fluid must be drained from the bursa quickly.

The causes of bursitis

Bursitis can be caused by injury, infection or pre-existing disease in which crystals may form in the bursa.

Injury

An injury can irritate the tissue inside the bursa and cause inflammation. Doctors say that bursitis caused by injury usually takes a while to develop. Joints, tendons or muscles near the bursa may have been overused. The injury is usually caused by repetitive movements..

Here are some examples of causes of bursitis, almost all of which involve sporting activity:

• The tennis elbow - Bursitis of the elbow is often called tennis elbow. It is a problem common among tennis players and golfers. Repetitive flexion of the elbow over time can lead to injury and inflammation.
• Clergyman's knee - Repeated kneeling can cause knee injuries and eventual swelling of the bursae in the knee area.
• Shoulder - caused by repeated lifting manoeuvres or stretching upwards.
• Ankle "The ankle injury can be caused by walking too much and in the wrong shoes. Ankle bursitis is also common among ice skaters and athletes.
• Buttocks - pockets in that area may become inflamed after sitting on a hard surface for a long time, such as on a bicycle.
• Hips - some long distance runners, as well as middle distance runners and sprinters, if they train hard, can develop hip bursitis.
• Thigh - May be caused by stretching.
• Bursitis can also be caused by a heavy blow to the area.

Infection

The infection that causes bursitis tends to occur in the bursae that are closest to the surface of the skin, such as those near the elbow. A cut in the skin is an opportunity for bacteria to enter. Most healthy people would not be affected by opportunistic bacteria trying to enter the skin. However, people with weakened immune systems wouldsuch as people with diabetes, HIV/AIDS, cancer (treated with chemotherapy or radiotherapy), as well as people taking steroids, and heavy alcohol users.

Health status

People with certain diseases are more prone to the formation of crystals inside the bursa. The crystals irritate the bursa and cause it to swell. Diseases that can cause this condition include the following gout, rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma.

Treatment of bursitis

Treatment of bursitis depends on the patient's general condition: age, health status, medical history, and tolerance to certain drugs and therapies.

For example, in conventional medicine, treatment for bursitis caused by bacterial infection includes antibiotics.

Repeated aspiration of the fluid may be necessary, as well as surgical treatment by removing the infected bursa.

We recommend starting a treatment of physiotherapy in case the bursitis becomes chronic.

Biosalud brings a different approach to the treatment of bursitis through physiotherapy.

Why? Because we apply a personalised protocol to not only eliminate the ailment but also prevent its recurrence.. At Biosalud we not only see your physical age, but with the most advanced methods and our Bioaging technology we will know your physical age. biological age and can treat your ailments in depth. We know that time does not respect what you do without it. So we will dedicate all our knowledge to keep you in an optimal state at all times.

The sports physiotherapy  is the speciality of physiotherapy that treats with physical agents the illnesses that develop during sports practice.

The increasingly widespread practice of sporting exercise in society demands a medical professional that provides effective responses to the problems and injuries that this practice entails, without the solution entailing side effects or doping complications for the athlete.

Through physiotherapy treatments we cure, prevent and recover from your ailments.The aim of this programme is to help you to maintain an adequate level of health through the treatment of diseases, deteriorations or functional alterations of the body structure, whether skeletal, articular, vascular, lymphatic or nervous, in order to maintain an adequate level of your health.