Therapeutic target
- Relief of symptoms
- Avoidance of complications
Therapy recommendations
- Analgesia (pain relief) for acute bursitis with according to WHO staging scheme.
- Non-opioid analgesic (paracetamol, first-line agent).
- Low-potency opioid analgesic (e.g., tramadol) + non-opioid analgesic.
- High-potency opioid analgesic (eg, morphine) + non-opioid analgesic.
- If necessary, anti-inflammatory drugs / drugs that inhibit inflammatory processes (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, NSAIDs), eg ibuprofen.
- See also under “Further therapy“.
Further notes
- In aseptic bursitis olecrani (germ-free bursitis of the elbow), conservative therapy (compression bandage and twice daily a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), orally) is usually sufficient. The healing process thereby drags on 3.2 weeks.
