#$%^&*AU2007231781B220140116.pdf#####Method and Device for Treating Bursitis Abstract The present invention relates to a method for treating a body part or region for a 5 condition or inflammation associated with oedema or excess body fluids, or for treating a body part or region for an abscess, boil, blister or cyst. The method comprises applying to the skin surface covering said body part or region, a composition capable of transdermally attracting fluids from the body part or region or its proximity, wherein said composition comprises at least one adsorptive or absorptive agent, and leaving said composition in 10 contact with the skin for sufficient time to allow said composition to transdermally absorb or adsorb at least a portion of the body fluids from said body part or region. The present invention also relates to compositions for absorbing or adsorbing fluids from a body part or region, and which are capable of transdermally attracting fluids from body parts or regions or their proximity.