Shoulder bursitis can be debilitating, interfering with everyday activities. Exercises can decrease pressure on painful bursa.

Hip bursitis is often caused by repetitive stress or injury. Gentle yoga positions can help the pain by stretching and strengthening the surrounding muscles.

The human body has hundreds of bursa located between the bones and soft tissue, like tendons, muscles or ligaments. These small, fluid-filled, slippery sacs are responsible for reducing friction between the soft tissue and bones in the elbows, knees, hips, shoulders and ankles.

Hip bursitis -- inflammation of fluid-filled sacs that provide cushioning around bones -- is a painful condition that increases friction in your joints. Stretches decrease tightness in muscles that may be contributing to this condition. These exercises target muscles that move your leg at the hip joint.

Hip bursitis can be a very painful condition and can dramatically limit activity. It occurs when a bursa -- a fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between a bone and a muscle -- becomes inflamed. There are multiple bursae in the hip; however, the one most commonly affected is the greater trochanteric bursa.

Bursitis in the hip (trochanteric bursitis) is a painful condition most commonly seen in middle age or later. The trochanteric bursa is a fluid-filled cavity that sits above the prominent bone on the side of the hip.