Yes acupuncture works well for any pain condition. It helps to bring down inflammation and stop the pain cycle.
Yes
I have had acupuncture for my back and it wasn't on the tongue. I found acupuncture fairly painless for the most part and it did help.
The common name for sub patellar bursitis is "knee bursitis."
"Bursitis." HealthAnswers.com. 1998. http://www.healthanswers.com.
It is proposed that acupuncture works because the needles placed in the skin interrupt the nerve signals that transfer pain signals to the brain. Acupuncture can be used for many things including chronic pain and quit smoking plans.
It may cause symptoms identical to bursitis
Yes, I was diagnosed with Bursitis when I was 12. I'm 29 now.
In acute bursitis symptoms appear suddenly; with chronic bursitis, pain, tenderness, and limited movement reappear after exercise or strain.
Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa; bursectomy is removal of a bursa.
On certain views, bursitis is well shown on x-rays.
There are many people who swear by the benefits of acupuncture and its amazing healing properties. You can read some of these testimonials at the following web address, http://www.activeacupuncture.com/other.aspx.
Naturopaths and nutritionists emphasize the role of diet as underlying causes of bursitis.