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What Is It/ |
How Is It Recognized/ |
Is Massage indicated |
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Condition Name |
What Are They? |
How Are They Recognized? |
or Contraindicated? |
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A
bursa is a fluid-filled sack |
Acute
bursitis is painful and will be |
Massage
is locally contraindi- |
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that
acts as a protective |
aggravated
by both passive and |
cated
in the acute phase of non- |
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cushion
at points of recur- |
active
motion. Muscles surround- |
infectious
bursitis. Massage else- |
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ring
pressure, eases the |
ing
the affected joint will often |
where
on the body during an |
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movement
of tendons and |
severely
limit range of motion. It |
acute
phase, and directly on the |
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ligaments
moving over |
may
be hot or edematous. |
muscles
of the affected joint |
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bones,
and cushions points |
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(within
pain limits) in a subacute |
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of
contact between bones. |
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phase,
is perfectly appropriate. |
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Bursitis
is the inflammation |
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of
a Bursa. |
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