What is bursitis?

Bursitis is the inflammation of one or more bursae (small sacs) of synovial fluid in the body. The bursae rest at the points where internal functionaries, such as muscles and tendons, slide across bone causing pain and making movement difficult.

How do members experience bursitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with bursitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for bursitis*

*Data from patients with bursitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with bursitis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Tylenol)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
bursitis (1)

*Data from patients with bursitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has bursitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 6
30s 37
40s 125
50s 177
60s 168
70+ 57

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 59
Female 508