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Bursitis
See Also:
Bursitis:
Introduction & Overview
Bursitis: Types
Bursitis:
Causes & Risk Factors
Bursitis:
Symptoms & Diagnosis Methods
Bursitis:
Treatment & Prevention Options
Causes & Risk Factors
The various causes and risk factors for bursitis
include:
Trauma: A
traumatic injury in an accident or a fall could
lead to inflammatory bursitis resulting in
widening of the blood vessels thus allowing
proteins and extra cellular fluids into the
bursae. This could lead to more swelling of
bursae.
Prolonged Pressure: Prolonged
pressure on the tip of an elbow can cause
bursitis.
Infection:
Bacterial infection to the bursa after an injury
or an insect bite can cause bursitis (5).
Certain locations in the body are affected due to
repetitive motion related certain activities. These
locations include:
Shoulder: An
injury to the rotator cuff, the muscles and the
tendons that connect the upper arm bone to the
shoulder blade due to repetitive overhead arm
activities could cause bursitis.
Elbow:
Repetitive or prolonged movement and excessive
pressure on elbow by pushing a vacuum cleaner
back and forth, throwing a baseball and swinging
a tennis racket could cause bursitis or
tendonitis of the elbow or shoulder.
Buttocks: Continuous
sitting on a hard surface may lead to bursitis of
the hip.
Hip or Trochanteric
Bursitis: Arthritis or a hip injury and
prolonged standing or sitting often causes
bursitis of hip
Knee or Goose foot
Bursitis or Anserine Bursitis:
Repetitive kneeling, exerting pressure on knees
and sharp blow to knee may cause inflammation to
the bursae around the kneecap leading to bursitis
of the knee.
Ankle: Use of
improper footwear, prolonged walking and sports
such as ice skating may cause inflammation of the
bursae in the ankle (6).
Risk factors include:
Overuse or Repetitive
use: Overuse or repetitive action such
as running, stair climbing, bicycling or standing
for prolonged periods can lead to bursitis.
Disease: Various
diseases such as arthritis, thyroid disease and
diabetes may cause bursitis.
Leg-length inequality:
When a leg is shorter than the other by an inch
or more it affects walking and could lead
irritation of hip bursa (hip bursitis).
Previous Surgery: A
surgery around the hip or prosthetic implants in
the hip can irritate the bursae causing bursitis.
Bone spurs or calcium
deposits: Bone spur or calcium deposits
can develop within the tendons that attach to the
trochanter causing irritation and inflammation to
the bursa.
Crystal deposits:
Uric acid, a normal byproduct of daily metabolism
may be deposited as crystals in joints causing
bursitis (7).
See Also:
Bursitis:
Introduction & Overview
Bursitis: Types
Bursitis:
Causes & Risk Factors
Bursitis:
Symptoms & Diagnosis Methods
Bursitis:
Treatment & Prevention Options
Article by Kona Vishnu, MS
Medical Writer,
OmniMedicalSearch.com
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