Top 5 fabulous home remedies for bursitis

Have you ever heard about any situations that people may get painful, even stiffness, red and swollen in somewhere of their bodies without any outside proper traumas? Sometimes it becomes more severe when they move, touch or suddenly change their posture as well. This condition could be seen not only at old people, but young ones are also common nowadays, which is called as Bursitis.

Bursitis is a medical term mentioning a disease in which patients have to suffer from injuries and inflammation inside the synovial bursae. Normally, the bursae, which seem to be a buffer system, are responsible for smoothly moving among bones, ligaments and muscles as well. However, when the inflammation happens, there are more sacs with full of fluid inside appears that limit flexible movements of joints. It may be acute or chronic, affects joints in somewhere such as knees, ankles, hips, shoulders, elbows… In some cases, bursitis could lead to dangerous complications unless you notice it as soon as possible.

Up to now, the simplest reason shown in research is that it basically dues to a typical movement or a coincidence pressure on area you get pain. In addition to that, aging, career or even hobbies are also other factors which irritate your bursae.

Generally, most of patients catch mild type, so that they may not have to take professional medications like injections, physiotherapy or occasionally surgeries. With these patients, suitable resting within 1-2 week is a great way for these pains to go away. In fact, it is the easiest and most effective medication; but it is only suggested for patients who have just got bursar inflammation. Furthermore, home remedies for bursitis are highly recommended for replacing to temporarily relieve pain and treat current conditions.

1. Cold compress

Taking cold compress means using low-temperature things to reduce swollen and redness. It also irritates skin by numbing injured areas for less painful and more comfortable feelings.

* How to get the highest result:

• Use cotton or a towel to wrap some ice cubes in order not to lead to frost-bite.
• Rubbing it around affected body parts for about 10-15 minutes.
• Try some normal movements and rest for a while.
• Repeat twice or three times a day.

2. Hot compress

Whist cold temperature helps to get rid of pain, hot compress performs the best impacts in blood circulation to joints. Hot is good for dilation so that the rigid joints or the hard body parts will be replaced the stiffness ones for more flexible actions.

* How to get the highest result:

• Moisten a towel with warm water. Sometimes, a bottle of warm water or a sticky heating pad is also helpful.
• Take the same steps and repetitions as cold compress.

3. Massage

Massaging is considered as a great combination between the two above. It is also a good way to relax unless you reach a infectious situation. You can go to see a physiotherapist to get full procedure, but “becoming a doctor by yourself” is an interesting idea. It means that you can absolutely do it at home.

* How to get the highest result:

• Olive, coconut, sesame or mustard oil should be used for better effectiveness.
• Apply few drops of oil on the skin and gently rub it.
• Keep slight pressure for a while.
• Do it several times a day whenever you are unwell.

4. Castor oil

Castor oil is one of the most common remedies at home that everyone can take easily. Due to Ricinoleic acid, an anti- inflammatory component, castor oil helps to diminish pain and limit inflammation. In addition to that, the bursitis areas as well as joints are improved to be more smooth and flexible. It seems like the other types of oil, so you could simply take it for massaging or rubbing.

* How to get the highest result:

• Fill a cotton or wool bandage with castor oil.
• Wrap this bandage by a plastic cover and set above the affected joints.
• Put and roll a bottle of warm water around the bandage.
• Keep doing within half an hour then clean up that body part.
• 1 repetition for each 3 days is advised.

5. Apple cider vinegar

Apple cider vinegar has a plenty of useful properties, especially alkalinity restore. Moreover, some electrolytes like magnesium, phosphate, calcium, potassium; which control fluid balances, are included in this vinegar. Thus, it is not only used for softening bursitis areas, but also helps to decrease full-fluid sacs severity. It is one of the most gorgeous remedies at home, so remember to have at least a little bit this vinegar for almost case first-aids. For kidney infection, you can add apple cider vinegar as one important remedy. 

* How to get the highest result:

• Covering: Consider it as loose oil, humidifying with cotton then directly massaging or immobilizing it with joints for about 2 hours.
• Orally: Take 1 coffee-spoon of apple cider vinegar and a ten of coffee-spoon with honey, then mixing them together with a cup of warm water. Drink twice a day to boost your immune system as well as keep fluid balance.

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