Joint pain is a common complaint as we age, but the cause isn’t ... stiffness, swelling, and tenderness around the joints. It’s called bursitis. Causes and symptoms Fluid-filled sacs, or ...

This week we are going to discuss bursitis of the hip and of the knee.A bursa is a folded membrane with fluid between it’s layers which serves to decrease friction around a joint, to cushion ...

Bursitis is the inflammation of a bursa - a small, fluid-filled sac located beneath the skin and over the joints. The bursa acts as a cushion, reducing friction and allowing smooth movement between ...

Around the knee joint are a number of bursa or small sacs that contain fluid. They can become damaged or inflammed. The most commonly affected bursa is the pre patella bursa shown opposite.

Bursitis occurs in the shoulder joint above the rotator cuff tendons, on the front of the knee at the patellar tendon, at the side of the hip (greater trochanteric bursitis), and often at the back ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What’s the most effective way to treat knee bursitis? I’ve had it for months and the pain is worsening, but I’ve heard that even after treatment it can come back… ...

A swollen knee can be caused when your knee is hit and the thin sac around the kneecap, known as the bursa, swells. Tiffany Raymond Q. Last week, I was working in the yard and banged my left knee ...

Dear Running Doc: I am 33 and run 20-25 miles per week and have had no injuries in the 10 years I have been running. All of a sudden last week I had pain on the inside of my knee a little distal to… ...

The tip-off may be swelling near, but not in, the joints. Joint pain is a common complaint as we age, but the cause isn’t always arthritis. Sometimes another condition can result in pain, sti… ...