Olecranon Bursitis – What Philosophy You Need for Fast Recovery

Olecranon bursitis is one of the different types of bursitis that can occur in the body. It refers to the inflammation of the bursa at the tip of the elbow joint.

Is Your Olecranon Bursitis Due to An Infection?

It’s possible that infection can be the cause of olecranon bursitis, although it’s more probable that trauma to the elbow or repeated movements are aggravating the bursa and causing the pain. For example, you feel a bug zipping around you and quickly you use your elbow and swing it backwards to shoo the bug away. However, you end up hitting the wall or other hard object and traumatize your elbow and the bursa.

Some people who work in positions such as plumbers will constantly support their weight on their elbows. This can cause the bursa to become inflamed. If you look at your elbow in the mirror, it will look as if the tip of the elbow is significantly larger when you have olecranon bursitis.

Whenever there’s irritation in the area of this bursa, and whatever the reason, fluid collects and this is related to the production of the pain.

Olecranon Bursitis Treatment

Treatment depends on the cause of the olecranon bursitis. If there’s an infection in the joint, you’ll need to do something to eliminate the infection. Often people will opt for antibiotics, but there are natural antibiotics that also may be used.

Five herbs that act as natural antibiotics include the following:

* Echinacea angustifolia herb, two capsules three times daily
* Goldenseal herb, one to two capsules two times daily
* Cat’s claw herb, two capsules three times daily (also has strong anti-inflammatory power)
* Myrrh herb, two capsules three times daily
* Neem herb, two capsules three times daily

Thus, these herbs could be considered as natural remedies for olecranon bursitis, but it’s easy to see here that they will only be effective in the event that the condition is caused by an infection.

If the reason for the olecranon bursitis is an infection, then once the infection is cleared up, the bursitis will be gone.

If the reason for the olecranon bursitis is due to repetitive motions, then a splint may be required for a short time period to rest the joint. However, the elbow joint is well known for its limited circulation, so expect the rest period to be no less than a month.

See If You Can Avoid Surgery for Olecranon Bursitis

Surgery is sometimes required, such as in cases of rheumatoid arthritis or gout, or infections that don’t clear up with nutraceuticals. If you’re considering surgery, always consider the idea that you’ll provide your body with everything it needs to heal on its own. When I’ve used this philosophy with my patients over the years, I always see the number of potential surgeries decline to very few.

This makes sense since your body is created to be a healing machine. All you have to do is provide enough of the substances that are required to keep down inflammation (vitamin D, magnesium, and omega 3 fats, as examples) and enough of the substances that will repair the tissues (vitamin A, C, E, zinc, copper, B vitamins, and plenty of silica).

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