> The headline seemed out of place in the usually staid Journal of the American Medical Association. It read: "The Pain in the Arse." The article that followed was not an editorial about an annoying individual or situation, but a report by Drs. Roy Swartout and Edward Compere of El Monte, Calif, about a real illness, ischiogluteal bursitis. The ailment results when friction causes inflammation of the bursae, or small, fluid-filled sacs, in places where tendons pass over the ischia, or hipbones. Many victims feel sharp, shooting pains in the legs and a relentless, dominating ache in one or both...
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