If you have hip bursitis, you know the pain and discomfort can keep you from doing the activities you enjoy. While quick ...

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… ...

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.

When you bang your knee, you can impact the thin sac around your kneecap known as a bursa. When this gets inflamed, your knee will swell.

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 ...

But some cases of bursitis may require medical care. The right treatment usually depends on the underlying cause of bursitis. Knee bursitis is inflammation of a bursa located near your knee joint.

Joint aspiration can help your doctor find the cause of swollen, painful joints. Learn how this procedure is done and what to expect afterward.

The good news about the bursae is that, treated or untreated, the inflammation almost always goes away. So while bursitis is a pain outside the joint, it is not a permanent pain in the ass.