UAN:218 Article type:--For completeness’ sake, one should include this cyst, which can form on the lateral side of the knee joint.SymptomsYou will notice the formation of a painful, solid swelling on the outer side of the knee joint. You may have

, or inflamed.SignsComparing the back of one knee with the other demonstrates obvious clinical signs and your doctor will probably discover a decreased range of movement. Baker’s cysts are sometimes secondary to other disease, so he will also look for rheumatoid

, and that it is not caused by a cyst on the tendon. Osgood Schlatter’s disease can occur at the lower end of the patellar tendon in younger athletes. Self-treatmentWhilst rest, ice and anti-inflammatories may give temporary relief, self-treatment is usually ineffective

it be?A bursa around the hamstring insertions, a Baker’s cyst or ligament strains may all cause pain in roughly the same site. Careful examination should eliminate these.Self-treatmentFollowing the 48 hours of obligatory RICE, any bleeding should have