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LOOKING AT ARTHRITIS: BURSITIS, TENNIS ELBOW, PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS AND

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

RHEUMATIC FEVER

Bursitis

Bursitis is the name given to the situation where an inflammatory condition of the bursae exists. The bursae are’ closed sacs’ which are lined with a special membrane and which facilitate the movement of muscles and tendons over bony surfaces. Housemaid’s knee is possibly one of the most commonly known forms of bursitis but [...]