Can you assist me with what a bakers cyst is exactly. And is their a home remedy for the pain besides ice packs, ibuprofen & rest
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Hi TMAforlife that is an interesting question. I'm not an expert so I looked for help from Google and found this information from the Mayo clinic below. It certainly sounds like you need medical treatment for the underlying cause, and also some medical advice on what type of movement is best during this time. Please let us know how you get on and what works best for you.
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Baker's cyst - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
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Apr 24, 2018 - But sometimes the knee produces too much synovial fluid, resulting in buildup of fluid in an area on the back of your knee (popliteal bursa), causing a Baker's cyst. This can happen because of: Inflammation of the knee joint, such as occurs with various types of arthritis. A knee injury, such as a cartilage tear.
A Baker's cyst is swelling caused by fluid from the knee joint protruding to the back of the knee. ... Baker's cysts can be treated with medications, joint aspiration and cortisone injection, and surgical operation, usually arthroscopic surgery.
Very common
More than 3 million US cases per year
Treatable by a medical professional
Requires a medical diagnosis
Lab tests or imaging rarely required
Medium-term: resolves within months
A Baker's cyst is usually the result of knee-joint conditions, such as arthritis or torn cartilage, that cause the knee to produce too much lubricating fluid.
Symptoms, when they occur, may include a bulge and tight feeling behind the knee.
Treatment, if needed, involves treating the underlying condition. Other options include a cortisone injection, fluid drainage with a needle, or physical therapy.
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TMA for life: the info from Mayo Clinic is very good. Basically I think of a baker's cyst as forming because you injure the meniscus in your team (the meniscus is like a shock absorber on the edges of the knee joint). The injury causes a tear in the tissue and then fluid leaks out from your knee joint into the back of the knee. The fluid cannot return into the knee joint---it is like a one way stop valve---the fluid can go out into the back of the knee but it cannot return. Hence the fluid collects in the back of the knee and. creates the Baker's cyst. Sometime the meniscal tear needs addressed by arthroscopic surgery to trim back the tear---this then stops the extra fluid build up in the knee joint cause by the irritation of the meniscal tear. BUT sometimes, the meniscal tear with settle down without surgery....gentle exercise, anti-inflammatory medications, ice....hope this makes sense and is helpful.
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SORRY YOU HAVE THAT PROBLEM--WHEN IT BECOMES SYMPTOMATIC AND HURTS WITH EVERY STEP, YOU MAY NEED TO SEE AN ORTHO SURGEON. THEY CAN BE ASPIRATED.
OTHERWISE, WARM OR ICE PACKS, ELEVATION OF YOUR LEG, AN ACE WRAP AND ANTI INFLammatory med may help. RJ
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