A great homemade solution for bursitis is to put ice on the spot. Ice acts as a local painkiller and is anti-inflammatory and should be used every day during treatment for bursitis, in order to complement physiotherapeutic and drug treatment, making the cure for bursitis ever closer.
How to use ice to treat bursitis
To use ice to treat bursitis it is important to follow the following guidelines:
- Place ice cubes wrapped in a diaper, or a thin fabric, and place it over your shoulder, leaving it there for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes with ice, remove and rest for another 10 minutes, and then put it back the ice on the shoulder. Repeat this process for 3 times and do the entire procedure twice a day, or as instructed by the doctor or physiotherapist.
Treatment for bursitis still involves saving the affected joint. Therefore, one should rest whenever possible and be careful not to carry a heavy bag on the shoulder affected by bursitis, and not to lie on the side where the bursitis is on the hip, for example. This type of care is very important to reduce the pressure of different structures on the bursa and on the joint, facilitating the cure of the disease.
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