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    Bursitis Bursitis is a disorder that causes pain in the body’s joints. It most commonly affects the shoulder and hip joints. It is caused by an inflammation of the bursa‚ small fluid-filled bags that act as lubricating surfaces for muscles to move over bones. This inflammation usually results from overactivity of an arm or leg. What is bursitis? Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa. A bursa (the plural form is bursae) is a tiny fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce

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    Bursitis and Synovitis Bursitis is the condition of the Bursa or fluid containing sac on the joints becoming inflamed. This can causes extreme or mild pain depending on the placement of the affected area‚ the way the joint moves‚ how often the joint is used and what for. The condition differs from person to person but is often solved with the same treatments. Unfortunately even with treatment Bursitis can never be cured. It is a condition a person with goes through life with. The most common areas

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    Bursitis Bursitis is inflammation of the fluid-filled sac (bursa) that lies between a tendon and skin‚ or between a tendon and bone. The condition may be acute[->0] or chronic[->1]. Causes‚ incidence‚ and risk factors Bursae are fluid-filled cavities near joints where tendons or muscles pass over bony projections. They assist movement and reduce friction between moving parts. Bursitis can be caused by chronic overuse‚ trauma‚ rheumatoid arthritis[->2]‚ gout[->3]‚ or infection. Sometimes the

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    present in the area around the patella. Irritation on this fluid-filled anatomy is termed as bursitis (Chatra‚ 2012). Injury‚ infection‚ belabored‚ and hemorrhage are a part of the mainsprings for irritation. According to Biundo (2015) other antecedents constitute essential disturbance such as collagen vascular condition and inflammatory arthropathy; in some occurrence the source is unidentified. In acute bursitis‚ manifestations occur all of a sudden‚

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    Prepatellar Bursitis is the inflammation on the front of the patella. This skeletal disease is very common in people that are usually kneeling or are on their knees most of the time such as landscapers or gardeners. Even something just like a knee injury could cause prepatellar bursitis right after the injury so precautions must be taken to prevent the disease. Therefore‚ prepatellar bursitis is more common in males than females and can affect any age group.     Most of the time this disease occurs

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    shoulder. Per the medical report dated 04/20/16‚ the patient was prescribed with ibuprofen and provided with cold pack. MRI of the right shoulder performed on 07/19/16 showed subacromial bursitis and supraspinatus at the myotendinous junction. There is fluid seen in the subacromial bursa compatible with bursitis. There is type 2 acromial slant rendering the patient with moderate anatomical risk for impingement. Based on the medical report dated 01/25/17‚ the patient complains of constant pain in

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    disease then the chances of survival can be slim. Bursitis: The condition of bursitis is that there is inflammation of a bursa‚ which is a membrane near joint between the muscle and bone. Some of the symptoms of bursitis include pain around the joints like the elbow and hip‚ redness‚ warmth‚ and swelling. The treatment for bursitis is to take an inflammatory‚ inject a corticosteroid drug‚ or surgically remove the bursa. The diagnosis of bursitis is that your doctor will examine the painful area and

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    They can hurt their spine‚ shoulder‚ ankles‚ knee‚ wrist‚ feet‚ etc. at point of dancing. Some common injures that dancers have with their hip(s) include Trochanteric Bursitis‚ 
Snapping Hip‚ 
Iliacus Tendinitis‚ Piriformis Syndrome‚ Femoral Stress‚ Fracture
‚ Osteoarthritis. Some ways for dancers to treat Trochanteric Bursitis are to get an assessment by a physician or clinician to identify structural or mechanical imbalances is essential. A stretching and/or strengthening program can assist with

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    Patient is a 43-year-old male bus driver who sustained a right arm/hand/finger injury from repetitive driving. Patient is diagnosed with right carpal tunnel syndrome and right shoulder partial thickness rotator cuff tear with impingement‚ spurs‚ bursitis‚ and tendinitis. He is status post right carpal tunnel release with residuals‚ status post right thumb metacarpophalangeal joint ulnar collateral reconstruction with residuals‚ and status post right thumb base fusion with residuals. Based on the

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    of muscles that is frequently injured by tears‚ tendonitis‚ impingement‚ bursitis‚ and strains. The major muscle that is usually involved is the supraspinatus muscle. Rotator Cuff Injuries are usually broken up into the following categories. Rotator Cuff Tendonitis usually occurs in people 30-80 years of age‚ and the weakness in the shoulder is only mild to moderate. Rotator cuff tendonitis‚ also knows as " shoulder bursitis" or "impingement syndrome" occurs when the rotator cuff gets irritated on

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