10 Symptoms of Bursitis

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Symptom #2: Pain

When a bursa becomes inflamed, irritated, and swollen, it can lead to unwanted friction and more damage to the bursa. Bursitis can be painful as the movement causes the structures around the bursa to rub against each other without cushion or smooth gliding. The grittiness and friction cause structures such as tendons to rub against bones, or vice versa.

Trauma on the area with a bursa can also form a hematoma (a collection of blood, somewhat like a big bruise internally). The bursa may react to this and become inflamed, causing the bursa to become thickened. A thickened, irritated, and inflamed bursa can be very painful and may become chronic or long lasting.

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