Bursae are fluid-filled sacs found about your joints. They surround the areas where tendons, skin, and muscle tissues meet bones. The lubrication they add helps reduce friction during movement of the joint.Bursitis is an inflammation of your bursae. Inflamed bursae cause pain and discomfort in the affected location. They also limit the ways you can move your joints.
bursitis is common among the people who has crossed more than 40 years of age
It is an small pouch/sac found in muscles ,tendons and bone. It is also known as the bursa or plural bura or bursae. The bursa might be classified into adventitious,suncutaneous,synovial or submuscular
Adventitious bursa arises due to the continuous or repetative exposure to unusual shearing stresses particularly over bony prominences. They are temporary and does not cause much problems and it most commonly found in the foot regions due to the chronic friction. Subcutaneous bursa is found in the subcutaneous tissue and they are ill defined clefts and they are mainly present in between the subcutaneous tissue and deep fascia.
Synovial bursa are thin walled sacs and they are mainly present in between the bones ,joints and muscles and tendons. They are present in the large joints of the hand and leg and cenclose the synovial fluid.
Submuscular bursa are present underneath the muscles.
A bunion is an adventitious bursa that develops beneath the base of the big toe in association with the hallux vulgaris (deviation of the first toe such that it lies on top of or below the other toes).
Any type of inflammation of the bursae is called bursitis. The cause of most cases of bursitis appears to be local mechanical irritation, although bursas may also be involved along with the joints and tendon sheaths in rheumatoid arthritis and gout. Diseases of the bursa also occur in domestic animals. Capped elbow and capped hock are examples of chronic bursitis in horses, resulting from lying on hard floors
The role of the bursa is to act as a cushion and allow the tendon to move over bone as it contracts and relaxes. It's a fibrous sac lined with synovial fluid. The bursa itself is a synovial lining that represents a potential space, insofar as it is collapsed upon itself until a resulting trigger causes the bursa to become irritated and fill with synovial fluid. The patient experiences pain when the inflamed bursa is then compressed against bone, muscle, tendon, ligaments, or skin.
Pain
Swelling
Tenderness
Limited motions
Localized tenderness
The prognosis of bursitis id really very good
Do stretch exercises
Avoid repetative injuries
Using kneeling pads
Lifting the load cautiously
Reduce the body weight
Eat fish or twice a week-since fish contains omega 3 fatty acids which can reduce inflammation in the bone.
Exercise regularly and also do warm up and stretches.
Protect the joints and avoid joint injuries.
Recovery period:
It is a chronic condition.It might takes months to years to go away.
When you find any swollen or mild inflammation seek the physician as soon as possible
