Talk:Baker's cyst

A note
Suggested template for Orthopaedic Conditions (see Talk:Orthopedic surgery) is Name Definition Synonyms Incidence Pathogenesis Pathology Stages Classification Natural History/Untreated Prognosis Clinical Features Investigation Non-Operative Treatment Risks of Non-Operative Treatment Prognosis following Non-Operative Treatment Operative Treatment (Note that each operations should have its own wiki entry) Risks of Operative Treatment Prognosis Post Operation Complications Management Prevention History --Mylesclough 05:14, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

Suggested therapies
With Baker's cyst being the correct wikipedia method of naming an article vs the duplicate Baker's Cyst, I have merged the articles. The merged in details from Baker's Cyst were of a poorer encyclopaedic quality of wrioting and seemed speculative to me. In particular:
 * Heat therapy - needs citations, both as to whether commonly tried and secondly whetehr actually works
 * Knee bracing - does it really help reduce pain by stimulating nerve fibre. Sounds nonsense to me (there is no couner-stimulation of say rubbing, mild irrittnts or of accupuncture to start eliciting Gate Control Theory of pain downregulation). Surely just that a bracked knee flexes less during walking and so less pressure applied to teh cyst ?
 * Knee bracing - given that compression by Baker's Cysts may cause a DVT, surely further compression to area only further restricts venous flow and increases risk further. Do orthopaedics really still recomend this ? David Ruben Talk 16:37, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Bracing for a popliteal cyst is not, in my experience, a productive therapy (although it may serve to minimize movements that compress the cyst and result in pain).
 * Acetominophen is not an effective anti-inflammatory - it is a far better antipyretic. Ibuprofen is the drug of choice in my clinic, corticosteriods are generally to be avoided for numerous reasons (degradation of collagen, systemic effects)
 * Therapeutic ultrasound and low intensity laser are physical therapy modalities which may be useful.Osteodoc (talk) 01:48, 1 November 2008 (UTC)


 * I am tempted to remove all of the subsections of Therapy. None of them include references; I added an unreferenced section box to each one, but this is a cumbersome "solution". I also added a ref improve box at the top of the article. I would like a second opinion before removing the uncited claims entirely. Attys (talk) 22:26, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

R.A.
I thought this was associated with rheumatoid arthritis. First Aid 2007 says it is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.43.212.236 (talk) 05:00, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Urgent improvements
Needs a more medical explanation with much better pictures. This is my first time suggesting improvements on Wiki. In my summer holidays, I hope to improve some articles myself, such as this one. Meanwhile, feel free to improve this page!!

Medical student

Also could the diagram be in English rather than in Russian?

86.220.106.43 (talk) 15:05, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Please add a Diet subsection of treatment
Could anyone track down and add references for dietary treatments?

A dietary treatment is intuitive : A Baker's cyst is a type of chronic inflammation, so simply pursue an anti-inflammatory diet.

I limp from my Baker's cyst when I eat dairy like cheese and yogurt, but I feel nothing if I avoid dairy. I'd recommend limiting grains, refined sugars, alcohol too. And use cooking oils with more omega-3 fats like olive oil, coconut oil, etc. I've read that lower quality feedlot raised meats are supposedly much more inflammatory than better quality grass fed meats, but I have never eaten enough low quality meats to notice an impact on my cyst. Dairy is the main thing I can easily eat to excess, thus stimulating my cyst. Also, inflammation from dairy becomes worse as people age since gradually develop lactose intolerance. Inflammation from other foods might not worsen with age. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.250.118.54 (talk) 09:30, 14 July 2016 (UTC)