What causes Tendonitis and Bursitis?
• Injuries • Repeating the same movement over and over • Activities that you do in sports, your job, or at your home that involve twisting and fast movement. Both bursitis and tendonitis can happen in several parts of your body. They may also happen together in the same area. What can I do to prevent Bursitis and Tendonitis? It is very important to warm-up and stretch before exercising. Slowly increase the activity. Stretch when you are done. If your job involves repeating the same movements, try and take short breaks during your working time. What can I do at home to help? Bursitis and tendonitis will usually get better in a few days or weeks, if you stop doing the activity that you think caused it. To keep it from happening again, you need to do things to stretch and strengthen the muscles around your joint that has been bothering you. You may also need to change the way you do some things. Here are some suggestions: • Rest the part of your body that is causing you pain. Do the activ
