Bursitis guide

Bursitis treatment online in Virginia and West Virginia

This guide is for a swollen bursa without fever, redness, or warmth, not for an infected-looking bursa or inability to bend the joint.

Start online

Start a $59 online review for Bursitis.

Photo-supported review for adults with a swollen, tender bursa at the tip of the elbow or front of the knee after pressure or kneeling, or aching over the outer hip that is worse lying on that side, without fever, redness, warmth, or a wound: rest from the pressure, padding, ice, and at the physician's discretion a bounded topical or screened oral anti-inflammatory course composed by hand.

If treatment is appropriate, your physician can send a non-controlled prescription to your pharmacy and provide portal instructions for the next step.

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Quick facts

You must be physically located in Virginia or West Virginia at the time of request.
Starts at $59
No insurance needed
No app download
Physician review around the clock
Non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy when appropriate
A work or school note can be included when medically appropriate
Response windows: 24/7, every day

Common symptoms

A soft, egg-like swelling at the tip of the elbow after leaning on a desk
A swollen front of the knee after kneeling
Outer hip pain that hurts to lie on
No fever with any of these

May fit online care

Adults 18 and older
No redness, warmth, or spreading redness over the swelling
No fever, chills, or wound over the area
Swelling is stable, not rapidly enlarging
Joint can still be bent and straightened

Look for another care setting

Redness, warmth, or spreading redness over the swelling, fever or chills, or a wound over it
A joint that cannot be bent or straightened, inability to bear weight, or a deformity after a fall
Swelling that is rapidly enlarging or very painful
Hip pain with groin pain, a limp, or pain at rest or at night

What to have ready

A photo of the swollen area
Whether there is any redness, warmth, or wound over it
How the swelling started (kneeling, leaning, pressure)
Any history of gout, rheumatoid arthritis, or diabetes

What happens next

Standard

$59

Within 6 hours

Priority

$99

Within 3 hours

Rush

$149

Within 1 hour

Start the request on the website, answer the fit questions, and choose the response window you want. If the concern still fits this service, a physician reviews it and sends a secure update after sign-in. When appropriate, non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy, and a basic work or school note can be included at physician discretion.

Your physician

Every visit is personally reviewed by Ankur Fadia, MD — board-certified, cardiology-fellowship-trained, and Alpha Omega Alpha. Licensed in Virginia and West Virginia — your care is never handed off.

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How do I know if it's infected?

Redness, warmth, spreading redness, fever or chills, or a cut, scrape, or bite over the swelling all suggest infection until proven otherwise, and need an examination the same day rather than online treatment.

Do I need a photo?

A photo helps the physician assess the swelling and check for signs of infection, and is part of this review.

What does treatment involve?

Stopping the pressure that caused it, padding, ice 2 to 3 times daily, and light compression for elbow or knee swelling; for the hip, avoiding lying on that side and strengthening the hip abductors.

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