Extensor Digitorum Muscle: Location, Actions, and Trigger Points
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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.
Elbow (Olecranon) Bursitis
The olecranon bursa of the elbow is particularly susceptible to injury due to the paucity of soft tissue in the elbow joint. The bursa lies over the olecranon process which is a pointy part of the bone at the back of the elbow. The bursa functions to reduce friction between the olecranon and the overlying skin during elbow motion. Normally it is flat but if it becomes inflamed it will swell with fluid causing bursitis. The first symptom is normally swelling of the back of the elbow. As the bursa itself stretches elbow pain starts to occur which will become worse with pressure on the elbow or with elbow movement.
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