Bursitis (Schleimbeutelentzündung)

It begins with a dull pressure. In the shoulder, the elbow, the knee, the hip — wherever movement meets friction. The bursa, that inconspicuous fluid-filled cushion that normally ensures tendons, muscles, and bones glide smoothly, is inflamed. Swollen. Overheated. Every movement hurts, and eventually the rest hurts too.

Medically, bursitis is an inflammatory response — triggered by overuse, incorrect loading, or chronic friction. But why does a buffer — whose only task is to prevent friction — become inflamed? Why does the very thing created to keep things smooth swell up?

The psychosomatic perspective asks an uncomfortable question: where in your life are you wearing yourself down — between what you do and what you actually want? Bursitis is not simply a joint inflammation; it is the moment when the inner buffer gives out.