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What can I do to help my elbow bursitis heal?


This was not caused as much by over-use as it was by an injury and subsequent infection. The amount of fluid in the bursae is moderate and the infection is almost completley cleared up. I have most of my range of motion back.

Bursitis is just an inflammation of the bursa. Very similar to tendonitis. This can be caused from a wide variety of things, but you need to figure out what it is that is aggravating or irritating the bursa (the outter capsule of a joint). I am guessing that the increased amounts of fluid in your joint from the swelling has lead to the bursa stretching and becoming irritated. If that is the case than you need to work on reducing the fluid. At home you can do range of motion exercises being careful not to aggravate the problem causing more inflammation. But motion will help remove some of the fluid. I would also do contrast therapy, icing and heating for about 10 minutes each.
If you do PT or chiro care they can use a short burst ultra sound in water to help remove some of the inflammation and by improving the circulation that may decrease your healing time.
The main thing to remember is that bursitis is an irritation of the bursa, so avoid any activities that aggravate it.

funny I did a whole case study on bursitis.. excercise it and maybe consult a doctor to drain it. Sorry you have this its one of the most painful things!!

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