Don’t be too quick to label your shoulder pain as bursitis, especially if your condition doesn’t improve after a few days of rest. There are many conditions for which shoulder pain is a symptom, but absolutely none for which pain and swelling should be ignored.

Orthopedic surgeons who specialize in shoulder problems say that treatment shouldn’t be left to the patient or even to nonspecialist doctors. A physical examination by an expert, usually followed by X rays, is the first step in proper treatment of the condition.

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Bursitis has some funny nicknames. It’s called Housemaid’s Knee, Clergyman’s Knee, and Baker’s Cyst, among others. But anyone who’s experienced the pain of bursitis knows that it’s no laughing matter.

The bursa is a fluid-filled sac that helps protect muscle, ligaments, tendons, or skin that rubs across bone. There are bursae throughout our bodies, but the ones where inflammation most commonly occurs are at the shoulder, elbow, knee, and heel.

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