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In most cases, bursitis can be treated at home.

The key to successful treatment lies, as with many other injuries, at rest. Aside from keeping at rest the joint or body part, for you to submit bursitis, you can try the following:

• The power of ice. Ice should be applied in part affected by the bursitis while the swollen area is warm to the touch. Ice can be applied over the affected area several times a day for 20 minutes at most. Ice can also help reduce inflammation that may accompany bursitis.
• The power of heat. Applying heat to the joint when it is no longer hot to the touch can relieve pain. As with the ice, do not apply heat to the affected area for over 20 consecutive minutes.
• Arriba! Raising a sore joint for any reason can help reduce inflammation. This also applies to the bursitis. If possible, elevate the affected joint that is above heart level.
• Under pressure. Avoid subjecting the affected joint to strong pressure, because that only aggravate bursitis rather than help heal it.

And some little pills … Anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen may also help.

Here are some body parts in which adolescents are more likely to develop bursitis:

• Elbow. Since the elbow plays a key role in many activities, like throwing a ball or hit her with a racket, elbow bursitis is one of the most common in adolescents.
• Knee. Knee Bursitis can be caused by a fall on the knee or any activity involving kneeling for long.
• Hip. Hip bursitis is often associated with running injuries.
• Shoulder. Shoulder bursitis can be caused by something as simple as a fall in bad posture or something as complicated as an injury to the rotator cuff (a group of tendons that protects the shoulder).
• Ankle. When jumping, running or walking in excess may develop ankle bursitis. This type of bursitis can also develop for the mere fact of taking the wrong type of shoes to practice certain activities

In the body are structures called bursae, synovial lined inside, located in areas of friction or support between muscles or between them and the bones. Its function is to facilitate movement. In situations of mechanical irritation by single or repeated trauma may increase the production of synovial fluid, leading to inflammation of the pouch or bursitis. May also be involved in the course of rheumatic diseases.

Depending on their position and within the most common are:

1. Trochanteric bursitis.
2. Ischial bursitis.
3. Patellar bursitis.
4. Bursitis of anserine.
5. Bursitis Achilles.
6. Bursitis of hallux valgus (bunion).

The diagnosis is usually straightforward and is based on the questioning about the location and characteristics of pain and possible causative mechanisms and physical examination of the painful area. Sometimes, to the more complex forms, is needed to confirm the diagnosis with ultrasound or MRI.

In all cases, mechanisms should avoid triggers such as sitting or kneeling, use of proper footwear, protective work that may trigger it, and so on.

The anti-inflammatory always prescribed by a physician, usually relieve the pain. The rehabilitation treatments are effective in these processes, the use of thermotherapy and electrotherapy almost always leads to improvement. In many cases steroid injections into the bag is an effective therapy. The most common is the association of several of these treatments. In patellar bursitis with a large quantity of liquid can be carried puncture to evacuate the contents.

Only in cases where previous treatments fail and discomfort are disabling surgery will be used to perform an extraction of the bag.