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Bursitis Natural Treatment
Relief from Bursitis
( 3 Aug 2010)
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Bursitis occurs when the fluid filled sacs which are present around the joints get inflamed. These sacs are responsible for avoiding the rubbing of the muscles against each other. Bursitis is mainly a result of some activity that is strenuous to the muscle and is repetitive.
Certain activities like swinging a tennis racquet, running, shoveling and so on could increase pressure on the area and result in injury to the sacs that surround the joints. Aging is another factor that could cause the condition to occur in many. Individuals suffering from bursitis tend to feel severe pain in the concerned joint area. Some other symptoms of bursitis include redness, swelling and even a warm feeling in the area of the joint. Relief from bursitis swelling and pain can be achieved with appropriate treatment and by providing the concerned area with adequate rest by refraining from putting excessive exertion and pressure on the area. One could also relieve the swelling and pain with the application of ice to the swollen area. This could be done for around 10 minutes continuously, with another 10 minutes of rest period between the applications of ice. Relief from bursitis could also be achieved by exercising to strengthen certain muscles as it will help realign the joint thereby relieving the extra stress on the inflamed bursa. However, one should be careful while exercising with bursitis as it may create an adverse counter pull against the tight and damaged muscle. In some cases, stretching has proven to be useful in gaining relief from bursitis as it is most effective when the misalignments causing tight and damaged muscles are stretched. However one should note that stretching will only provide temporary relief from the pain and swelling associated with bursitis. Stretching is also effective for relief from bursitis pain as it helps prevent further damage from occurring to the already damaged muscle. There are also plenty of bursitis pain relief therapies that tend to use heat in some form or the other. Temporary relief from bursitis may be achieved by applying heat to damaged, short muscles. This would cause them to lengthen temporarily and in turn relieve some of the pressure exerted on the bursa. However one should also keep in mind that heat also tends to increase the inflammation in some cases and may actually make the problem worse. Hence heat therapy is not one of the promoted and often followed methods for bursitis treatment as heat tends to dehydrate the muscles which are made up of 70 percent of water. This creates a greater imbalance in the joint as the dehydrated muscles become shorter.
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answered by M W on 3 Aug 2010, 1:39:26
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