BursitisBUSTER BURSITIS

I'm Buster Bursitis. Cartoonist caricature me as a little red devil jabbing my trident into some human shoulder, or elbow, or knee. The person is always wincing, his lips forming the word "Ow!"

I'm always amused by this, for, in an over-simplified sort of way, it has a smidgen of accuracy.

My purpose is causing pain in joints. I attack the bursa, a fluid-filled pouch that serves as sort of a shock-absorber for a joint. I dry up the fluid and make it gritty - but if you'd rather picture me puncturing it with a trident, that's okay by me.

The result is the same: The fluid cushion is gone. There's friction between the bursa walls and tendons and muscles. That joint begins to hurt like the dickens.

You call it "housemaid's knee," or "tennis elbow," or "shoulder strain." You may even think it's arthritis, rheumatism, or neuritis. But it's me, old Buster.

You can recognize me by early tenderness and swelling. At first, the pain may be a gnawing ache. But then, at the top of my form, I cause sharp, excruciating agony.

When I hit your shoulder, just try to shave or comb your hair. If I'm in your elbow, try to scratch the back of your neck with that hand. When I hit your knee, just putting a sock on that foot can be a major undertaking.

How do I get a foothold? Oh, there are many ways, some say. But irritation of the nerves controlling the ductless glands which supply the bursa's fluid is the major one. This irritation is usually found where the nerves emit from the spine.

How long do I last? That all depends. In some cases, long enough for calcium deposits to form on bone surfaces, causing a frozen joint.

In other cases, when I'm brought quickly to the attention of a Doctor of Chiropractic, I last hardly long enough to get known in the joint by my first name.

He gives me the bum's rush.

Normal nerve energy, you see, gets the fluid flowing to the bursa again.

Electrical-like impulses, transmitted from the brain over a complex network of nerves, direct every organ, muscle, tissue, and cell in a human body to perform it's assigned task.

The chiropractor locates the trouble, corrects it, and restores normal nerve function.

Their treatment consists of gentle adjustments to the highly flexible spinal column.

When you step into a chiropractor's front door, old Buster generally goes out the back.
(Door, that is!)

Only Nature Heals ... Chiropractic Proves It!​Bursitis

"Discover the Benefits of Chiropractic" Parker Chiropractic Research Foundation, 1973. Litho in U.S.A
Authorised Redistribution; J. Howard Morley D.C. Dip. N.B.C.E. Doctors of Chiropractic. U.S.A