As long as it is not well treated
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
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.
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Yes, I was diagnosed with Bursitis when I was 12. I'm 29 now.
It may cause symptoms identical to bursitis
In acute bursitis symptoms appear suddenly; with chronic bursitis, pain, tenderness, and limited movement reappear after exercise or strain.
Maria Sharapova (tennis player) has bursitis in the right shoulder
On certain views, bursitis is well shown on x-rays.
Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa; bursectomy is removal of a bursa.
Bursitis can be caused by a number of different things including Rheumatoid arthritis.
Horses do get Bursitis, more often called Tendinitis. But it is not in any way contagious.
Naturopaths and nutritionists emphasize the role of diet as underlying causes of bursitis.