Bursitis is a common joint injury noticed in repetitive sports like tennis or running but can also be from walking with an uneven balance such as an uneven gait.
What is Bursitis?
Bursitis is the inflammation of a small fluid filled sack (bursa) located around most joints. Most common are the shoulder, knee, and hip.
What causes bursitis?
Chronic irritation such as walking unevenly for long distances over a long period of time. Also an impact injury like falling on your hip can cause bursitis.
How can bursitis be treated?
Bursitis can be treated naturally through a range of heat therapies, exercise, massage, and chiropractic. Injections and needle aspiration can also provide temporary relief. However the most important part of treatment is to remove the initial cause. Likely an imbalance somewhere in the body that is overstressing that bursa. Without correction this develops into a chronic bursitis that gets progressively worse over time.
How can Chiropractic help?
Your chiropractor through therapies and exercise can help reduce the swelling and pain . Your chiropractor will then begin using gentle specific chiropractic adjustments to correct any imbalances within the body. With these corrections the bursitis can begin to heal. This is key in preventing the bursitis from getting worse or becoming a chronic issue you deal with year after year.
Do you or anyone you know suffer from bursitis?
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