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#كيس بيكر خلف الركبة #Baker’s Cyst
Understanding Baker’s Cyst
A Baker’s cyst is a fluid-filled enlargement of a bursa behind the knee. It may be painless or cause fullness, stiffness and discomfort at end-range flexion or extension. In adults it often accompanies knee osteoarthritis, synovitis or meniscal pathology.
Symptoms and Clinical Assessment
Assessment examines the mass, knee motion, pain and gait while looking for an underlying joint problem. Ultrasound can confirm a cyst and exclude another mass; MRI may be useful when internal pathology is suspected. An undiagnosed lump behind the knee should not be aggressively massaged.
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Progressive Exercise and Load Management
When red flags are absent, rehabilitation can modify provocative load, maintain motion and progressively improve quadriceps, hip and calf capacity. Aspiration or injection is a medical decision and recurrence is possible when the joint driver remains.
Return to Activity and When Medical Review Is Important
Urgent assessment is needed for sudden calf pain or swelling, redness and heat, breathlessness, foot weakness or numbness, or rapidly enlarging swelling because thrombosis, cyst rupture or neurovascular compression must be excluded.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common Questions About Recovery and Treatment
CTA: If swelling or tightness behind the knee persists, book an assessment at PhysioTech Clinic in Zahraa El Maadi to identify the likely driver and plan safe rehabilitation.
