As long as it is not well treated
The common name for sub patellar bursitis is "knee bursitis."
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.
"Bursitis." HealthAnswers.com. 1998. http://www.healthanswers.com.
It may cause symptoms identical to bursitis
Yes, I was diagnosed with Bursitis when I was 12. I'm 29 now.
In acute bursitis symptoms appear suddenly; with chronic bursitis, pain, tenderness, and limited movement reappear after exercise or strain.
Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa; bursectomy is removal of a bursa.
On certain views, bursitis is well shown on x-rays.
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.