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Bursitis is a common chronic inflammatory condition that affects more people across the world than you might have thought. 
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An increasing number of new diagnoses of bursitis have appeared in recent years, and it’s not because more people are developing the condition as such, but instead because of the fact that doctors have become better at spotting the signs and symptoms associated with the condition in their patients – leading to a more accurate diagnosis for conditions (rather than a higher rate of occurrence).
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If you have bursitis, it’s likely that you will experience regular inflammation in your joints that are similar to arthritis: In reality, bursitis cases involve the inflammation and degradation of the cushioning inside joints – causing similar pain and inflammation. Sometimes swelling, further inflammation, heat at the affected area and related conditions like arthritis are involved.
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A diagnosis of bursitis can make your current condition easier to treat if it were thought to be another like arthritis.
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Here are 14 usual causes of bursitis that you should know about.
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1. Chronic Arthritis<\/strong>
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Arthritis <\/a>is one of the most common health conditions of our time: A great majority of people will either have arthritis in their family or be prone to develop the condition themselves – and not necessarily only as they get older.\u00a0
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Chronic arthritis can appear at any point in your life, and it’s by no means a disease that can be exclusively associated with the elderly: Juvenile arthritis has become just as common.
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If you have arthritis, inflammation in the joints, swelling, and pain that might feel to some like “growing pains” are some of the most common symptoms: Bursitis can commonly be diagnosed as arthritis at first, but it can also be diagnosed alongside an arthritis diagnosis because the two conditions are very commonly related and diagnosed together.
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Luckily, arthritis is treatable – and a condition that’s best diagnosed as soon as it occurs. See your doctor first if you experience any swelling or regular inflammation in joints.
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2. Joint Stresses<\/strong>
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Joint <\/a>stress is a common cause of bursitis, particularly if this stress accompanies any of the other causes mentioned in this article – and even more, if the joint stress involved is particularly strenuous or over a long period of time.
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Stress can be described as any tension above the norm, whether you were picking up something heavy at work or walk up and down a few staircases in order to reach your apartment building on the second or third floor.
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If you already have a family history or likelihood to develop conditions like arthritis or bursitis, any stress that you place on your joints should be as minimal as you can possibly keep it for as long as possible to preserve them – and any physical activity like exercise should be approached together with an experienced clinical exercise and fitness specialist who knows your condition.
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If you aren’t sure, never overexert your joints.
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3. Improper Inflammatory Treatments<\/strong>
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Inflammation <\/a>describes a bodily immune system reaction that can happen anywhere in the body: If you didn’t know it, arthritis is one kind of inflammation – and technically, so is bursitis. A fever is also commonly caused due to inflammation, and there are many people who develop a fever as a symptom when they have arthritis or bursitis inflammation.
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What can this help to tell your doctor? 
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Should regular anti-inflammatory treatments have little to no effect on the joint inflammation that you are experiencing, it might tell your doctor that you have bursitis instead of “just” arthritis or a similar inflammatory condition.
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Bursitis can require different treatment than traditional forms of inflammation that affects the joints with certain chronic conditions or injuries: If your current treatment isn’t working, speak to your doctor. You might have bursitis instead – and this gives your doctor the opportunity to adapt your treatment to something that might work much better. 
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4. Repetitive Strain<\/strong>
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Repetitive strain <\/a>is one of the most common causes of bursitis: This describes any stress placed on the muscles, bones, and joints over a long period of time – and it’s most commonly seen as a career or sports injuries, but can also occur through a multitude of other hobbies or repetitive actions.
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If you live down the road from a rocky street and it takes a long walk to get to the main road, this can become a repetitive strain injury if you were to walk the same street for five or ten years: Repetitive strain injuries can also happen due to a regular, rough commute anywhere else – but can also happen as part of what you do for a living.
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Repetitive strain injuries are characterized by pain and inflammation on a regular basis, and there is usually another associated condition that triggers further inflammatory flare-ups: Bursitis is one of the most common conditions that you should tell your doctor to look for if any of the above describes your routine or life. 
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5. Previous Breaks or Fractures<\/strong>
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Previous breaks or fractures <\/a>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.
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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.
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Old injuries are often ignored as a cause of pain, but shouldn’t be – and can very commonly be the cause of bursitis.
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6. Degenerative Spinal Conditions<\/strong>
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Degenerative spinal conditions can commonly accompany a diagnosis of bursitis<\/a>: Speak to your doctor if you have arthritis which affects your spine, arachnoiditis, a curvature of the spine (also known as scoliosis) or a diagnosis of any of these in your childhood or family.
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Inflammation caused by bursitis can occur anywhere in the body, and a diagnosis of any type of spinal condition can automatically mean that you are more prone to develop inflammatory conditions of the joints and bones – and one of the most important things you can do for your health when you realize this is to speak to your doctor.
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A diagnosis of any of the above conditions should be looked at as a good thing even though many people who are diagnosed with these conditions don’t think so at first: At least now, doctors know what conditions to manage and treat. This can make it much easier to do so.
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7. An Array of Bone-Related Conditions<\/strong>
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There are many conditions that are related to long-term bone health that might cause either fast or slow degradation of the bone<\/a>: Most of these conditions can accompany a diagnosis of bursitis, and if it doesn’t, it is likely to accompany some of the other causes mentioned on this list.
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The list of degenerative and inflammatory bone conditions cover more than just the ones that are mentioned in this article: There are potentially thousands, with some of them being extremely rare and others being far more common – conditions like acromegaly, or conditions like what people commonly refer to as “brittle bone disease.” 
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These conditions might all accompany bursitis, and if you have inflammation and what appears to be cysts or severe degradation between joints the diagnosis is even more likely. If you can spot any of the other conditions mentioned here as causes, speak to your doctor as soon as possible.
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8. Ineffective Treatments<\/strong>
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A lot of what doctors have to do in order to ensure a proper diagnosis is down to “trial and error” which might require several different types of medications <\/a>and tests in order to finally establish the right condition to treat: Detail when describing your symptoms to your doctor is one of the most important factors that can help your team of doctors to get it right – and it’s no different with bursitis or any other inflammatory conditions.
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There are many medications (and traditional arthritis treatments on the market) which might make inflammation related to bursitis worse – or leave your condition unchanged as far as pain and inflammation goes if this treatment regimen is followed.
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Speak to your doctor if any treatment you’re following makes your inflammation worse or does nothing to your symptoms: A diagnosis of bursitis and a necessary adaptation in your treatment could be what it takes to get your health back on track.
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9. Other Types of Arthritis<\/strong>
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There are many other types of arthritis <\/a>other than the “regular” type and juvenile type that most people are familiar with: In fact, there are several hundred different types of chronic arthritis – and the medical industry is still learning more about each of them every day.\u00a0
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If you do not have a traditional form of inflammation or arthritis, then traditional treatments for your condition might not be as effective: Because there are so many different forms of arthritis you might be diagnosed with after seeing your doctor or having the right tests done, it’s a good idea to speak to your doctor about the potential of bursitis – and it’s a very good idea to see your doctor as soon as possible if you show any symptoms of arthritis that might not be responding to treatment.
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Similarly, see your doctor for any symptoms or causes that you might see from this list.
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10. Medication (as Aggravating Factor)<\/strong>
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Medication can be one of the most common aggravating factors for certain conditions, and it’s true that some people just don’t respond to some types of treatment: This is why doctors will first prescribe medication to alter the dosage (or sometimes change the medication to another) at a later point – and your doctor will only know whether or not you are responding to the current medication you’re being treated with if you’re able to tell them.
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Should you experience any type of changes in your physical condition or symptoms (like inflammation or swelling<\/a>) with the switch to a new medication, speak to your doctor: It’s the only way they’ll know what to look for and how to alter your treatment – and a lot of what doctors do will rely on patient cues about how they are responding to the pain they feel.
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Bursitis can be aggravated or caused by medication: Speak to your doctor if you suspect this might be the case.
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11. Family History<\/strong>
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Family history can be a very strong indicator of what you might be at risk for developing yourself later on in life: Everyone should be encouraged to know their medical family history – and if you don’t, a simple genetic <\/a>test can establish your medical risk factors in the blink of an eye (or more accurately, within a few days to weeks depending on your provider).\u00a0
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If you have a family history of inflammation, bone, and joint conditions or injuries and generally what some would call “bad joints”, all of these can be a potential indicator for developing arthritis, bursitis and a range of other common potential medical conditions that are related to the bone, muscle, and joints.
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Speak to your doctor if you aren’t sure of your own family history, and similarly, make an appointment with your doctor if any of the above seems to be accurate for your family at all. 
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12. Career-Related Joint Strain<\/strong>
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The career-related joint strain is one of the most common potential conditions that go together with a diagnosis <\/a>of bursitis – and you should see your doctor especially if you are in a high-risk career for repetitive strain injury related to the joints, and if you experience any regular pain, inflammation or heat in your joints after a day’s work.
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There are a thousand different types of careers that might trigger career-related joint strain: Waiters, drivers, office workers. It’s almost true that in modern times almost every career has its own string of injuries – and these days, almost every one of these injuries can be related to repetitive and serious strain over a long period of time.
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See your doctor if the above describes you, or if you can spot any of the above or below causes mentioned in this article as familiar to you.
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Early diagnosis can make bursitis easier to treat.
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13. Sports Injuries<\/strong>
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Sports injuries are a non-specific term that describes any number of a million things that can happen to you as a sports professional, an amateur in any sport – or just someone who went for a jog on a wrong day without stretching and took a wrong step. Basically, the general term “sports injury” is used to refer to another type of either sudden or repetitive strain injury – and most of them have pain, inflammation and time off work or sport as related symptoms.
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Sometimes, fractures<\/a>, breaks and sprains might accompany sports injuries, but this isn’t always the case, and they can also show up as another type of repetitive strain injury (especially for joggers, walkers, and runners).
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If you experience serious pain and inflammation in the joints that appear to get worse over time and feel like it degenerates the cushioning between them, these might be signs of bursitis. 
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See your doctor if you suspect this might be the case. 
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14. Connective Tissue Disorders<\/strong>
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Connective tissue disorders including Marfan’s Syndrome<\/a> and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) are diagnosed at an increasing rate due to medical professionals having a much better idea of how to spot these conditions and their signs than they might have had ten, twenty or more years ago.
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If you haven’t been diagnosed with a connective tissue disorder yourself, it’s likely that you might have a friend or family member who has – or know of someone famous who has carried the diagnosis all their life.
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These conditions lead to an increased risk of associated conditions like arthritis, chronic inflammation in most parts of the body with regular flare-ups and bursitis. These conditions also put you at risk of many other conditions that could be harmful if left untreated.
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Speak to your doctor if you suspect that you might have a connective tissue disorder: Early diagnosis is key to proper management of these conditions and associated ones.
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