Bursitis is a chronic inflammation of the joint bag. The burs, or bag of the joint, has a cushioning effect and reduces the load on the joint. Often this disease occurs in the shoulder joints, knees, in the synovial bag of the calcaneus, and bursitis of the big toes is also common . Treatment can be carried out with medications, using various ointments and procedures. In some cases, surgery is necessary. However, there are alternative ways to cure bursitis. Treatment with folk remedies often gives a very good effect.
Bursitis can be acute, chronic, recurrent. Inflammation of the joint bag can occur due to trauma, infection, various pathologies of the joint.
Bursitis symptoms
If the joint is inflamed, it swells, the skin turns red, movements are limited, and severe pain appears. Pain can be mild, sometimes only during movement or stress on the joint.
Very often, the patient does not attach much importance to this disease, which provokes the development of the disease. In acute inflammation, the temperature rises, swelling and unbearable pain appear.
In a chronic disease, bursitis develops in cases of improper or untimely treatment. Very often this disease affects people involved in sports and constantly experiencing stress on the joints. Chronic inflammation can occur in the case of a severe joint injury, weak immunity, hypothermia, specific infections. Symptoms of chronic bursitis are usually mild. Under load, sharp pain, stiffness of movements, and slight swelling may appear. Many do not attach importance to such symptoms and do not suspect that this is bursitis. Treatment with folk remedies can effectively help get rid of this ailment.
Bursitis: treatment with folk remedies
If you decide to treat bursitis at home, remember that any load on the joint should be excluded.
- Before going to bed at night, slice raw potatoes in thin circles. Put them on a cotton cloth and wrap the inflamed joint. Cover with cellophane and a woolen scarf. Such a compress must be left overnight.
- Chop the onion and mix with sugar. Put the mixture on cheesecloth. Wrap the joint, cover with cling film, tie a woolen scarf on top and leave overnight.
- The following remedy will help relieve inflammation and strengthen the immune system: pour a tablespoon of celery seed with one glass of boiling water. The broth should be infused in warmth and under a tight lid for several hours. Then strain and take in a glass daily.
- It will be possible to achieve a good effect with the help of such a recipe: pour ten grams of propolis with half a glass of vodka. Close the container tightly and leave it in a dark place for six days. After this, it is necessary to do lotions on a sore joint 2-3 times every day.
- Treatment of bursitis of the big toe can be carried out in the following way: in an enameled pan, make a decoction of pine needles and cones. Dilute with an equal amount of water, pour into a basin and immerse your foot for half an hour. A regular foot bath will help relieve inflammation and reduce the pain that bursitis causes.
Treatment with folk remedies should not be used without consulting a doctor. Although all of the above methods are quite effective and safe, first of all, you need to make sure the diagnosis is correct and visit a doctor.
If there is swelling around the joint, which is accompanied by an increase in temperature, it is not worth using folk remedies. You need to go to the clinic, where the examination will be carried out and a puncture of the joint cavity will be done - to clarify the diagnosis and stage of the disease.