If you think you have bursitis, try taking aspirin or Advil to relieve the pain and deduce the swelling of the bursa. Ice packs can also help reduce the swelling. Also, try to test your shoulder until you ate able to move it through your full range of motion. The bursitis will usually cleat up in a week with these treatment methods. However, if your shoulder is still painful and your range of motion is still limited after a week, you should see your doctor, who will examine your shoulder and check your range of motion. She will probably inject a corticosteroid medication directly into the bursa to relieve the pain and decrease the swelling instantly.
Once you’ve had a bout with bursitis in your shoulder, you may find that if you repeat the same patterns of overuse, the bursitis will probably come back. The best way to prevent future problems with bursitis is not to be so gung ho with weekend activities, rather to ease into them instead. Better yet, make it a point to exercise regularly during the week, and your bursitis will probably be a thing of the past.
A person who needs to limit the movement of the elbow while a bout of olecranon bursitis clears up, may find that an Ace bandage works well. If you’ve limited your activity and your elbow still hurts, you should see your doctor, who will drain the excess fluid from the bursa at the tip of your elbow.
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