Bursitis of the Knee Treatment | Dr Niraj Vora

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• Bursitis is caused when there is swelling in one
  or many small fluid sacs that are known as bursae
  present in a joint. Bursae act as a cushion and
  support around the bones and tendons. When
  swelling is observed, it causes a lot of pain and
  prevents normal movements of the joint. It can be
  caused due to any injuries, stress or strenuous
  use of the joint. Other causes could include
  infections
• Treatment
• Knee specialists suggest any of the following
  treatments or a combination of-

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• 1. Medication
• If you can achieve relief from pain through
  anti-inflammatory or anti-swelling medicine, they
  are a great help in relieving side effects or
  symptoms of knee bursitis.
• If they do not help, orthopaedics prescribe other
  medications to reduce pain, swelling and
  infection.
• If bursitis continues to stay and there is no
  positive response to the medication, doctors
  recommend corticosteroid injections in the
  affected area for relief.

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2. Walking Assistance During the time of
healing, doctors assign a protective knee brace
or an assistive mechanism like the usage of a
cane or crutches to add extra support in
movement. Compression sleeves are advised to
reduce inflammation and provide support.
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3. RICE Method This is considered to be the best
way of getting rid of discomfort and pain. RICE
stands for R- rest I- ice C- compression E-
elevation This is a very simple approach and is
a way of improving and reducing the levels of
several symptoms.
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• 4. Physical therapy
• This treatment includes exercises of various
  forms to help in the improvement of knee
  function, this further increases flexibility, the
  strength of muscles and prevents future injuries.
  It helps in-
• Reduction of pain and inflammation if similar
  and repetitive activities have led to knee
  bursitis, physical therapists try to see your
  joints and overall condition and then assign
  activities to begin healing. They might use a
  variety of methods or machines that use light
  sound or heat to reduce pain.
• Improving endurance it is important to get your
  knees functioning back to normal after any
  injury. Physical therapists come up with a
  particular program and set of activities to help
  regain it back so normal practices do not prove
  to be challenging anymore.

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Improving movement and mobility certain
exercises and activities are chosen depending
upon each individuals strengths and level of
knee bursitis. In the beginning, there might be
the inclusion of passive movement that does not
involve you using your knees, therapists assist
and perform them for you and with time, you will
be able to do them on your own. 5. Surgery In
certain cases, knee bursitis might be chronic,
severe or recurring. In such conditions, doctors
recommend surgery where the affected Bursa is
removed.
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Surgery is a rare approach and usually, doctors
try to observe medication and physical therapy on
a more common basis, but in very severe cases, it
can help alleviate and eliminate pain. Dr Neeraj
Vora is an Orthopaedic knee specialist who
specialises in hip and knee replacement surgery.
He has a lot of experience in the field and has
performed more than 3500 joint replacements. He
is the best Orthopaedic doctor in Mumbai and
along with surgery, has also worked in designing
various instruments for knee replacement
systems.
Dr Niraj VoraSpecialist in Hip Knee Surgeon
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon from Mumbai,
India
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