Protocols » Baker’s Cyst

What Is a Popliteal Cyst?

One condition that can cause knee pain is called Baker’s cyst, named for Dr. William Morrant Baker, the 19th-century physician who described it.

Baker’s cyst (also called popliteal cyst) is a fluid-filled swelling that appears at the back of the knee when the fluid sac that lubricates the knee (called a bursa) bulges out of the joint. Though a Baker’s cyst is usually small, in extreme cases the cyst can grow to the size of a baseball size.

In adults, Baker’s cyst typically results from an underlying problem in the knee. In active people, this may be a tear in the cartilage that is supposed to keep the bursa within the knee joint. In older people, deterioration of the knee joint from osteoarthritis may be the underlying problem. In either case, inflammation in the joint produces excess synovial fluid in the bursa, which increases the pressure in the sac, distends it, and forces it out of the joint. “Anywhere from 10 to 25 percent of people with any kind of knee problem at all — arthritis, injury, or trauma — will wind up getting Baker’s cyst.

A popliteal cyst can lead to tightness and restricted movement. The cyst can be painful when you bend or extend your knee.

Treating the underlying cause can often alleviate the problem. Though a popliteal cyst does not cause any log-term damage, it can be very uncomfortable.

A popliteal cyst will not cause any long-term damage, although it can be uncomfortable and annoying. The symptoms may come and go. In most cases, the condition will improve over time or with surgery. Long-term disability due to a popliteal cyst is very rare.

How Is a Popliteal Cyst Diagnosed?

Your doctor will examine your knee and feel the swelling. If the cyst is small, he or she may compare the affected knee to the healthy one and check your range of motion. By shining a light through the cyst, your doctor can tell if there is fluid inside the swelling.

Homeopathic Treatment:

Benzoic acid •Well indicated medicine for baker cyst. •Gouty deposits of joints. •Pain and swelling in knees. •Pain and swelling in knees. •Bunion of great toe. •Tearing pain in great toe. •There are cracking sounds in joints on motion.

Calcarea flour •Well indicated medicine for ganglia or encysted tumors at the back of the wrist and popliteal fossa. •Gouty enlargements of the joints. •Chronic synovitis of knee joint.

Iodum •Joints are inflamed and painful. •Pain in knee joints at night. •There occur white swelling of joints. •Acrid sweat from feet. •Well indicated medicine for baker cyst.

Silicea •Well indicated medicine for baker cyst. •Pain in knee,as if tightly bound. •Pain beneath toes. •Calves are tense and contracted. •Loss of power in legs.

Mercurius solubis •There occur dropsical swelling of legs. •There is great weakness, heaviness and painful weariness in thighs and legs. •Well indicated medicine for baker cyst in knees. •Contraction of legs and cramps in calves of legs.

Starting Protocol:

Day 1 please take three doses of Rhus tox 30c at a gap of 4 hours

Day 2 to Day 10 please take 2 tablets each from the following tissue salts at a gap of 4 hours 4 times a day
Calcarea fluorica
Silicea

Please follow homeopathic restrictions like no coffee, no raw onion/garlic, no strong perfumes, don’t eat or drink anything within 30 minutes before or after taking medicine.