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INJURY TITLE
| Bakers Cyst |
INJURY OVERVIEW
| A chronic gathering of fluid that is pushed to the back of the knee secondary to arthritic conditions and cartilage tears. |
INJURY IN-DEPTH INFORMATION
| When the knee undergoes damage or degeneration, there can be an increase of fluid inside the joint. This increase in fluid causes an increase in pressure and some of the fluid can be pressed toward the back of the knee joint. At the back of the knee joint inbetween the attachments of the calf muscles the joint casing has a small hole. When there is sufficient pressure, fluid can be pushed through here (like it’s a one way valve). This can lead to a lump formation on the back of the knee joint |
COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
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HOW IS IT ASSESSED
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GENERAL TREATMENT
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WHICH HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO CONSULT
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PHYSIO |
MEDIC |
PODIATRY |
Put an ‘X’ next to each health professional that most commonly deals with this injury.
i.e. tennis elbow would be Physio and Medic as injections are common, whereas for muscular LBP it would be Physio and not Medic as they would just refer them to a Physio.