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**Repetitive activities involving reaching overhead with the arm, lifting, or a fall can irritate the bursa near the rotator cuff, (the muscles and tendons linking the upper arm bone to the shoulder blade) | **Repetitive activities involving reaching overhead with the arm, lifting, or a fall can irritate the bursa near the rotator cuff, (the muscles and tendons linking the upper arm bone to the shoulder blade) | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [2]
Overview
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of aseptic bursitis include:
- Middle age
- Diabetes
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Gout
- Pseudogout
- Having a hobby or job that involves repetitive motions such as bicycling, playing baseball, gardening, or setting tiles.
Common risk factors in the development of septic bursitis include:
- Trauma
- Cellulitis
- Diabetes mellitus
- Steroid therapy
- Alcoholism
- Uremia
Anatomic Location
Based on anatomic location, Common risk factors in the development of include:
- Ankle
- Improper footwear (high heel shoes)
- overuse in sports like ice-skating
- prolonged walking
- Elbow
- Repetitively bending and extending the elbow
- Vacuuming
- Playing tennisor baseball
- Hip
- Prolonged standing or sitting (bicycle seat)
- Knee
- Kneeling, such as gardening or installing floor tile
- Arthritis
- Being overweight.
- Shoulder
- Repetitive activities involving reaching overhead with the arm, lifting, or a fall can irritate the bursa near the rotator cuff, (the muscles and tendons linking the upper arm bone to the shoulder blade)