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Describe the features of bursitis.?

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Dr. Jeffrey Sider answered

Specializes in Sports Medicine

Inflammmation: Bursitis is a condition of inflammation often associated with pain, swelling and some warmth. It is often related to overactivity typically affecting areas such as the olecranon bursa of the elbow, trochanteric bursa of the hip and the calcaneal bursa of the heel. The treatment involves rest, ice, nsaids and sometimes might involve physical therapy or local cortisone injection.

Answered 8/26/2013

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