PROLOTHERAPY:
A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO CURE BAKER'S CYSTS
Ross Hauser, M.D.
A cyst is a fluid filled sac in any location of the body.
One of the more common areas where cysts occur is the back
of the knee. These cysts are called popliteal cysts or
Baker's cysts. Typically, damage within the knee causes
swelling and the fluid is pumped from the knee to this fluid
filled sac. This creates swelling and sometimes pain in the
back of the knee. This may cause problems achieving full
bending or full straightening of the knee.
Typically, draining or cutting out this cyst does not help
unless the cause of the fluid accumulation inside the knee
is cured. Orthopedic surgeons will recommend that the person
get an
MRI and subsequent
Arthroscopy to 'fix' the problem.
For the person who desires not to have a 24 inch probe stuck
in their knee and undergo general anesthesia, there is
another option:
Prolotherapy.
Let's think about it. Someone has a trauma to the knee and
eventually a baker's cyst forms. What most likely would be
injured to cause instability in the knee so
joint fluid
accumulates. You got it...ligament damage. In my opinion
the best treatment option for a ligament being stretched is
Prolotherapy.
Can Arthroscopy fix a ligament that is stretched? No.
Prolotherapy to the injured structure will stimulate the
body to repair it. Once it is repaired and the joint is
stable, no more joint swelling. Once there is no more joint
swelling there is no more baker's cyst.
In summary: For those of you with baker's cysts, just
draining the cyst doesn't repair anything, it alleviates
swelling. Even then the physician will tell you the
likelihood is that the cyst will return. Why? Because the
damage into and around the knee joint remains. Damage to
the following structures could cause a baker's cyst to form:
the
menisci, ligaments,
cartilage, or joint capsule. All of
these structures respond to the repair stimulating effects
of Prolotherapy. By a person receiving Prolotherapy to the
inside of the knee, the joint structure causing the swelling
is often repaired. Once it is repaired, the joint swelling
stops. Once the joint swelling stops, the baker's cyst
ceases to exist. We call this “ceasing to exist” a cure.
So if you want your baker's cyst cured, get a Prolotherapy
evaluation and, if appropriate, Prolo Your Baker's Cyst
Away!
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