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Usually bursitis is caused by a strong impact on a joint or excessive training or effort, and sometimes these injuries are inevitable. But there are some steps you can take if you want to avoid bursitis:

Stay in shape. Get regular exercise strengthens the muscles and joints, which represents a protection against bursitis.

Do not push the grate. The excesses are bad, so do not push too joints.

Start and end your training sessions accordingly. One of the best ways to prevent bursitis is to exercise properly. The heating and cooling are two key parts of a training session and you should never get the jump. Start exercising and gradually stop is less stressful on the joints and the whole body in general.

Stretch. Stretching not only helps improve flexibility but are also useful in preventing bursitis.

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.

Bursitis can cause various symptoms:

• Pain and tenderness in or around a joint. This is the most common and obvious symptom of bursitis.
• Difficulty moving the affected joint. This occurs because the synovial capsule is inflamed, which hinders the movement of the joint.
• Redness of the skin. The inflamed capsule can cause a change of color in the surrounding skin.
• Burning. The irritation of the capsule can cause the skin to sting and warmer than usual.