5. Previous Breaks or Fractures
Previous breaks or fractures that were thought to be entirely healed over can commonly hurt even as much as twenty or thirty years after the original injury: Calcification occurs at the breakage site, and this can cause additional pain and inflammation – especially when it’s coupled with a chronic or degenerative condition that affects the joints, muscles or bones.
It’s common to hear people talk about “old” injuries they’ve had in the past as a cause of their pain. Tell your doctor to look for bursitis, particularly where there are clear flare-ups or permanent instances of inflammation, heat or swelling at the affected site – and especially if you suspect that anyone in your family might have also had bursitis, whether or not they were diagnosed during their lifetime.
Old injuries are often ignored as a cause of pain, but shouldn’t be – and can very commonly be the cause of bursitis.