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As long as it is not well treated

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Shoulder bursitis how long to recover?

you might not recover, depending on why you have the bursitis to begin with, and seeing as the shoulder is such a mobile over used joint, your probably going to keep irritating it and have continued inflammation


What can be injected directly into the painful joint of a bursitis sufferer?

When bursitis does not respond to conservative treatment, an injection into the joint of a long-acting corticosteroid preparation, like prednisone, can bring immediate and lasting relief.


Where can you find information on bursitis?

"Bursitis." HealthAnswers.com. 1998. http://www.healthanswers.com.


Can you get bursitis at a young age?

Yes, I was diagnosed with Bursitis when I was 12. I'm 29 now.


Can fibromyalgia cause hip and knee bursitis?

It may cause symptoms identical to bursitis


How do symptoms differ in chronic and acute bursitis?

In acute bursitis symptoms appear suddenly; with chronic bursitis, pain, tenderness, and limited movement reappear after exercise or strain.


What celebrity has suffered from bursitis and tendonitis?

Maria Sharapova (tennis player) has bursitis in the right shoulder


Does bursitis show up on xray?

On certain views, bursitis is well shown on x-rays.


Does bursitis mean Surgical removal of a bursa?

Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa; bursectomy is removal of a bursa.


Does rhumathoid arthritis cause bursitis?

Bursitis can be caused by a number of different things including Rheumatoid arthritis.


Can bursitis spread to horse?

Horses do get Bursitis, more often called Tendinitis. But it is not in any way contagious.


How is bursitis treated by alternative medicine?

Naturopaths and nutritionists emphasize the role of diet as underlying causes of bursitis.