What's Housemaid's Knee?

Arthritis treatment doesn't strictly always involve joint disease.

Bursitis is one of the most common soft tissue disorders seen by a rheumatologist. The term "bursitis" describes inflammation of a bursa. A bursa (plural is "bursae") is a small fluid-filled sack that cushions a joint or areas near joints.

The most common cause of bursitis is probably trauma. Repetitive motion and infection can also cause it.

One of the more common types of bursitis is termed "housemaid's knee." This is a form of bursitis that affects the prepatellar bursa. The prepatellar bursa lies in front of the patella (kneecap) and the patellar tendon. It is called "housemaid's knee" because the most common cause is trauma due to kneeling.

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What Causes Hip Bursitis?

By Janelle Trempe PT, ATC

A bursa is a fluid filled sac that helps to provide cushioning around bony prominences. Bursitis is simply inflammation of a bursa. Such inflammation can be caused by trauma or chronic pressure or irritation of the bursa.

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What is Bursitis? It's Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention

Bursitis involves inflammation or irritation of the bursa of a joint. The word bursitis comes from the word bursa and "itis" which means inflammation.

A bursa is a small, synovial fluid containing sac surrounded by a membrane. These sacs act as cushions for the joints. Located in areas that are subject to friction, as when a muscle or tendon is pulling around a corner or over a bone, their purpose is to cushion and lubricate the tissues.Bibliography item acr not found.,Bibliography item jhwhite not found.

This cushioning lessens the effect of the friction to facilitate the motion between bones and tendons, bones and skin, or tendons and ligaments and thus prevent fraying and stress. When bursae become inflamed, redness and swelling within the sac results. This can cause a dull and aching or sharp and intense pain that seems to be coming from the joint itself. The pain tends to increase with movement and may be at it's worst during the night while you are trying to sleep. The pain is often mistaken for arthritis. Bibliography item frontera1 not found.,Bibliography item jhwhite not found.

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