Support For a Baker’s Cyst
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A good support for a Baker’s cyst should offer compression, ice and stability. This will help decrease swelling and re-absorb fluid, reduce pain and prevent medication use.
Nonsurgical treatment for Baker’s cyst starts with the RICE protocol: rest, ice, elevation and compression Tips for Using a Knee Wrap for Baker’s Cyst. It also includes taking a non-prescription pain reliever such as acetaminophen and/or ibuprofen, and maintaining a healthy weight to lessen stress on the knees.
ColdCure(r) Wrap
ColdCure(r) is a medical grade compression wrap that encloses cold gel packs to target the exact shape of your knee injury. It’s soft, comfortable and exceeds all government and health agency requirements for use at home or in a clinic.
Unlike ordinary ice packs which melt quickly, the XC gel pack inside a ColdCure(r) wrap stays cold for hours and hours. It doesn’t move around, so it always delivers consistent cold treatments to your injured knee.
Each wrap comes with 3 XC gel packs. Keep one in the freezer and use it throughout the day, swapping it out with a new frozen pack as needed. You can even carry it with you when you’re on-the-go. Use it at the office, school, the gym, or on vacation. You can treat your injury at any time of the day. The best part is that it doesn’t warm up like a regular ice pack so it never causes ‘cold burns’.
KB Support Tape(tm)
The best way to treat a Baker’s cyst is to reduce the inflammation and protect your knee while you heal. KB Support Tape(tm) is the perfect way to do both. It protects the tendons, ligaments and muscles of your knee from further damage as you go about your day and it provides the kind of support professional athletes use to avoid re-injury.
KB Support Tape(tm) comes in Pre-Cut Strips that are easy to apply. It’s important to follow the instructions included with your KB Support Tape(tm) and to make sure your skin is clean, dry and oil free before you apply it.
Use your KB Wrap first thing in the morning and throughout the day to provide ongoing compression and help eliminate pain, swelling and fluid build up behind your knee. Using a KB Wrap is much safer than taking pain killers and it will start working to relieve your Baker’s Cyst right away. It will also prevent the cyst from recurring.
BFST(r) Treatments
Unlike ordinary ice packs, which can freeze the skin, BFST(r) treatments actively stimulate blood flow in injured tissue. This increase in blood flow provides the oxygen and nutrients that your damaged tissue needs to heal.
Using the ColdCure(r) Wrap and doing regular BFST(r) treatments will help your Baker’s cyst heal faster. However, it’s important to remember that long after the pain stops, your knee still has a way to go before it heals completely.
Your healthcare provider will take a full medical history and will probably use an X-ray to see the size of your Baker’s cyst and to check for arthritis, which is one of the causes of this condition. They may also order an MRI, which will give them more detailed images of your knee. This will allow them to see if the lump is solid or liquid and can also show if it’s related to a blood clot. This can be an emergency situation and requires immediate medical attention.
Physical Therapy
In most cases, a Baker’s Cyst will resolve on its own, especially if it is not too large. Non-prescription pain killers like acetaminophen and ibuprofen can help with the pain. If the cyst is causing nerve and vascular issues, it may need to be drained (aspirated) or surgically removed. However, this doesn’t address the cause of the inflammation and often the cyst will return.
The best way to ensure that your Baker’s Cyst goes away for good is to treat the underlying knee injury or condition that is causing it. The ColdCure(r) Leg Wrap, BFST(r) Knee Wrap and KB Support Tape(tm) all work together to reduce the swelling behind the knee, treat the underlying injury and support the healing process so that your Baker’s Cyst doesn’t return.
All of this can be done in the comfort of your own home and without the need for expensive physiotherapy appointments. The soft and flexible material of KB Support Tape(tm) doesn’t restrict your range of motion so you can wear it during all of your daily activities.