joint pain/bursitis

[Xzara]

hello all, i have a client (female) who suffers from joint pain. i saw her for the first time a week ago. she has problems all over her body, but the bursitis in her hip joint seems to cause the most acute pain. i have a treatment plan in mind, but i was wondering if any of you had similar experiences w/ clients or knew of any good resources/techniques.  thanks for any help! (forgive me if i've repeated a topic...i did a search and nothing came up  :-/ )peace

 

[Shane]

Very general~ I would start by working the tendons in the area, also make sure she doesn't sleep on her side.  This will aggravate the bursitis.  If she does sleep on her side she should have a soft bed topper.  She can use a product containing natural menthol and she can also ice the area.  Although the natural menthol will help to keep the joint from stiffening.  She should also be sure to stretch the area regularly.  If needed, she could take an anti-inflammatory.  

 

[xfire_2]

joint pain/bursitis

Very general~ I would start by working the tendons in the area, also make sure she doesn't sleep on her side.  This will aggravate the bursitis.  If she does sleep on her side she should have a soft bed topper.  She can use a product containing natural menthol and she can also ice the area.  Although the natural menthol will help to keep the joint from stiffening.  She should also be sure to stretch the area regularly.  If needed, she could take an anti-inflammatory.  

thanks for the tips!

i don't believe she has regular physical therapy, but you touched on some of the questions i planned on asking before our next session: do you stretch? how do you sleep? she enjoyed the light stretching i did during the first session.

i know some myofascial moves that might be really beneficial as well. i think i'll work maybe 20-30 min on that area and then address the rest of her body with some general swedish relaxation.

 

[Jason B.]

Timothy Agnew has a book on some great stretches that benefit those with bursitis.  These are great because they help lengthen the tendons around the area to provide more room for the swelling, which helps it to decrease somewhat. I use them on my clients with bursitis.

 

[jenerinlee]

joint pain/bursitis

Timothy Agnew has a book on some great stretches that benefit those with bursitis. ... 

Here's his website:  
http://www.stretchme.com/