Prophylaxis
As a prophylaxis of a chronification of the bursitis of the shoulder, an early therapy is recommended. However, anyone who has already healed bursitis of the shoulder and wants to avoid another one should choose a suitable sport that is easy on the joints. Regular swimming training, for example, is very suitable for doing sports that are easy on the joints.
It should be avoided to do sports that exert large shear forces on the shoulder. To these sports belongs for example wrestling. Also to the climbing sport one should get accustomed after survived bursitis of the shoulder only slowly again.
However, it also applies that one should not stop the sport completely because of an overcoming bursitis. You should only avoid exerting too much force on the shoulder at first. Since the bursitis of the shoulder usually occurs on the more heavily loaded arm, you should try in the future to load both arms with approximately the same amount of force.
This is usually noticeable during simple activities such as lifting and carrying a suitcase. Especially after a bursitis, one should try to lift heavy objects with the other arm and not exert strong mechanical stimuli on the bursa.In general, moderate training of the muscles protects against bursitis, but care should be taken not to exercise too excessively, as this can have the opposite effect. If you notice pain in the shoulder, it is recommended that you clarify the causes directly before continuing to exercise the shoulder joint.
