Bursitis of the elbow joint - treatment

Bursitis elbow is the inflammation of the synovial bags that surround the joint. Any injury can lead to this disease, which requires a long treatment and a serious approach.

Causes of bursitis of the elbow joint and symptoms

As a rule, acute bursitis of the elbow begins after injury, when synovial bags are damaged, there are 3 of them around the elbow joint. However, the essence of bursitis is that the damaged bag becomes infected with pathogenic agents: staphylococcus, streptococcus or pathogens, syphilis, gonococcal and, therefore, an inflammatory process begins . Therefore, it can be said that weakened immunity promotes the appearance of bursitis: in fact, not all people who damage elbows develop this disease.

Next, we draw attention to the fact that the composition of the liquid accumulated in the bag also determines the course of the disease: thus, for the lightest form of bursitis, a serous fluid is characteristic, and if blood is present in it, this complicates the treatment (hemorrhagic type). The most severe form is purulent bursitis of the elbow joint.

The disease manifests by the fact that around the elbow there is condensation and then swelling (up to 7-10 cm). This place hurts, because of intoxication, the body temperature can rise. Nevertheless, the patient can bend the elbow (bursitis can be confused with arthritis, but at the last elbow is practically immobilized), although this causes painful sensations.

With purulent bursitis and the lack of adequate treatment, the inflammation can spread to neighboring tissues, because of which the temperature can rise to 40 degrees.

How to treat bursitis of the elbow joint?

Treatment of the elbow bursitis depends on the form of the disease and begins with the formulation of the correct diagnosis. Sometimes it is quite enough external examination of the patient, but to clarify, you may need a puncture, with which you get information about the nature of inflammation and microbial flora.

At an early stage of acute bursitis, one needs to rest the joint so that it does not injure the bag and therefore make a pressure bandage. Also at this stage warming compresses are good, but you need to be more careful with them: when developing purulent processes, these areas can not be warmed.

To prevent the development of purulent bursitis prescribe antibiotics of general action, if there is no information about the pathogen. If a puncture was done and found out which group of bacteria it caused, then choose the antibiotic to which the bacteria are sensitive. Together with this, it is necessary to take anti-inflammatory drugs.

If purulent bursitis has already developed, then you need to contact a surgeon who will make a puncture, wash the bag and inject antibiotics with corticosteroids or antiseptics.

Treatment of ulnar bursitis with folk remedies

Before treating ulnar bursitis with folk remedies, it is necessary to consult a doctor and get medication. Folk remedies can ease the course of the disease many times, but in very rare cases lead to recovery.

1. In acute bursitis elbow helps treatment with honey and aloe: for this you need to take 2 tablespoons. honey and 1 tbsp. juice of aloe. Mix the ingredients, apply the mixture to a bandage, folded several times. Then attach it to the sore spot and wrap it with cellophane, then wrap it around with a bandage to fix it. Walk with such a compress can be no more than 2 hours.
2. And this recipe helps with purulent bursitis: you need to take 1 tablespoon. honey, 1 tbsp. grated soap and 1 tbsp. grated onions. These ingredients must be mixed and put on a bandage, folded several times. Then attach it to the inflamed place and top it with cellophane. To fix the compress, use a woolen cloth: a scarf or scarf.

When is the procedure for bursitis elbow joint?

Bursitis is a serious enough disease, which may require surgery. Nevertheless, many people who fell ill with him, until the last refuse the operation, fearing for their health.

Let's find out when an operation is really needed:

1. Chronic bursitis. In order not to torture yourself with permanent antibiotic treatment, it is better to agree to an operation. In this case, the doctor will make a puncture and remove the exudate, and then wash with antiseptic and antibiotic.
2. Purulent bursitis. In this case, resort to a puncture, and if this measure does not help, then the bag is opened and pus removed. The disadvantage of this method of treatment is that the wound will heal for a long time.