Baker’s Cyst Burst Help! - Why It Happens & What To Do Next 

I just want to say a huge thank you for these exercises which have worked like a dream. Back in June, I had a lot of pain and ultrasound showed a Bakers cyst and a tear in my calf muscle. I was in pain for weeks. Last week, my calf was really swollen, and discoloured. I was sent for another ultrasound (they suspected a DVT). Turns out the tear had healed but the cyst had burst. I was given no advice, just told the body would reabsorb the fluid in about six weeks. I was in agony and limping but found your video and did these two exercises almost non stop for about 3 days. I have walked my dog and gone shopping the past two days without any pain! Feel elated and released. Today is only one week after my scan. Thank you!

My first time I had Baker's cyst attack last July and no clue what it was. Omg! Too painful like someone was stabbing me in my leg. You can't move. The pain has no comparison. I'm still trying to recuperate until now. My doctor said it will heal by itself. Hopefully I could walk normally. There's a lot of food I could not eat as I research them like sugar and fruits with high in fructose. Its a horrible illness.

My fluid is on th right leg in th inner but more in th front side. I've had it drained but keeps coming back

I'm pretty positive that if we are watching this video, we already know what a Baker's cyst is lol.

Cysts reform when the doctor doesn't remove the cyst capsule wall of the cyst that the fluid is contained .

Thank You. I had the Baker's cyst and it did rupture. The doctors don't do much for you in fact they don't do anything. They didn't even tell me about these exercises. Thank you for explaining it so well.

Really appreciate this, thanks so much. I saw a doctor for a lump that I subsequently discovered was a Baker's cyst. The doctor just diagnosed it as a "benign cyst" and told me I'd have to have elective surgery to get rid of it - she didn't have a clue! I figured it out but as it wasn't causing pain I went on running, doing yoga, meditating (cross-legged) and walking as normal. Six weeks later it burst and my calf and ankle are now huge; even walking is unpleasant. The advice re exercises to assist with drainage is invaluable.

I was in excruciating pain due to a ruptured bakers cyst. Found this video on RU-vid and almost immediately I felt relief without medication! Thank you 🙏🏾

Would gentle rebounding on a mini trampoline be helpful?

Thanks, Doc, for taking the time with us that need it. This system of things has changed, and you are the right Doctor to help the world, with your understanding of what we are feeling. Just want to say thank God for you, and stay blessed.

I went to an orthopedic doctor because of swelling at the back of both my knees. The doctor didn't even tell me it's called Baker's cyst. I did my research afterward and found out the proper term. The doctor gave me Meloxicam for swelling and referred me to physical therapy. That was a year ago. The discomfort from the cysts keeps coming back, and the swelling is still visible. I am watching this and his other video to "self help". Thank you for all your videos. God bless.

I can barely walk sometimes from this burst Bakers Cyst. I've been doing these two exercises most of the morning. Can you give me any idea how long it may take for me to see results from the exercises?

I've been watching some of your videos and notice they really do help I've also told my sister to watch your your videos, Thank You for all your help, you're really great in helping us with the bad knees, hips and I need to do something to help my ankles, I think it's all an alignment issue why the pain is going on, once again Thank You!! Thank You Very Much!! you're really Amazing with all the help you do for people like myself that didn't know how to deal with all the pain, and not the way where a doctor tells you just pop some pain pills.

I just have a bakers cyst rupture ..doc gave me some meds ..and a week off work ..where I go from here I do t know fluid still has my leg and ankle swollen

i’m dealing with this now. i’m in a pattern where the cyst burst, filled back up and burst again. my calf is screaming and walking is almost impossible. i’ve missed two weeks of work due to intense pain. i’m so glad i found this video. i am starting to get the exercises now. i am scheduled to the cyst drained as it is filling up for a third time. i’m so glad others understand the amount of pain a burst bakers cyst can cause. i feel validated.

Feel one flairing up, which is why I'm looking them up. I had one rupture while jogging ten years ago or so. Pure Hell. Felt like lava being injected into my knee joint.

Thank you very much! My baker cyst ruptured and my life is hell!! I suffer so much !! My calf hurt so bad, I’m limping and when I’m trying to walk, i fell like I’m tearing my calf muscle! Feeling stuck and alone :(

I had a similar experience to many others. When my Baker's Cyst burst, I was in excruciating pain and couldn't walk. It was like a non-stop leg cramp. The hospital only said they knew it wasn't a blood clot. The only reason I knew it was a ruptured BC was because I originally went to Urgent Care and the doctor there said it could be a burst Baker's cyst. When I mentioned it, the ER doctor took a look at my MRI and said she could see a small Baker's cyst - yeah, it was small because it had ruptured into my leg. At the hospital the hyrocodeine didn't work. The morphine didn't work. They sent me home with a muscle relaxer and that took the stabbong pain away. But my calf still hurt horribly on a daily basis. My leg swelled to 2x its size and my leg was one huge bruise. I couldn't walk without a crutch for a month. Then my gait was not normal and I felt like my leg was spaghetti. I could not extend my leg despite doing numerous exercises that were recommended online. After 3 months I started seeing a physical therapist and it is slowly getting better. I don't know if it would have improved without the PT.

I had something years ago that I had no bad symptoms of pain from arthritis before it. This happened twice and never again. Was home from work, standing up and it felt like water running down over the top of my knee. Next day the knee was bruised, but I hadn’t hit it or fallen on it. It happened again but the knee didn’t bruise that time. Oddest feeling I’ve ever felt, I called it raining on my knee! ???

Thank you for the information, I had a burst, out of the blue a couple weeks ago, I actually think mine ruptured after getting a cramp in my calf while sleeping. Woke up in agony, leg and foot swelled, then slowly turned all kinds of colors. Went to Er to make sure it wasn’t a DVT and they confirmed it was a Ruptured Bakers cyst and sent me home, recommending ibuprofen for the pain, lol. Two weeks in and my leg is horribly bruised, swollen and hard. My advise, if you even slightly suspect you have a Bakers Cyst, go see your Dr.

can I do these exercises for burst cyst inclined in my back? I think it just burst today.. I'm m excruciating pain and in bed ....walking on crutches but can hardly stand.. form minuscule tears as well I think...thnk you

I have a baker’s cyst and had a 16 days P.T. That helps a lot , am an RN but quit and decided to retire , my question is how to prevent the cyst from bursting ? For now , am walking normally and try to do the exercises I’ve learned from my therapy … am scared reading all the comments about the burst cyst , so how to prevent it from bursting ?

I've learned more in this video than in the 3 office visits with my orthopedic surgeon. Thank you!

My partners burst in his knee he had a knee replacement but 2 years later he still can’t feel his foot it’s numb and burns 😢

My cyst is on my right knee, on the right side of the knee, just toward the back. It feels like it’s more on the side and not directly at the back of the knee. Will these exercises still help? Thank you for your time.

Is it possible to do it while standing? I mean the first one exercise. And how often to do these? Thank you so much. Watching from Norway.

Dear sir, my problem is a complicated one. 5G years, 330lbs, cartridge removed, arthritis and a rupture baker cyst. I am very frustrated and can't continue living like this. Please I need help

I have a baker's cyst that has burst 7 months after the same knee was replaced. Well how do you explain that? My calf was tight as a tick, and my family doc feared it was a dvt. A sonogram diagnosed the cyst. So how does a metal joint form a cyst? Whether there is a clear answer or not, it hurts like heck.

Was diagnosed with a bakers cyst 4 weeks ago. Went to the E.R. they diagnosed it and said it shouldn't be causing that much pain, sent me home. The next day my knee blew up 4 times the size the pain was off the charts. Went to an ortho. He aspirated my knee not the bakers cyst and said the bakers cyst is not the problem.. after the aspiration my foot and ankle blew up like a balloon. Haven't been able to walk since. Had to go back to the E.R. with intense pain and swelling. They aspirated the ankle, the next day. the hospital called and said I had psuedogout. That has gone down. But the knee feels like my knee cap is going to blow off. Just wondering by listening to this video if the bakers cyst ruptured and this is the reason why I still can't walk. It is where it started. 🤔

I wish mine would burst, i would be able to walk better despite my OA 😪i am doing these right now 👍🏻thank you 🌟

My Bakers Cyst burst (I was in my early 60's at the time) as I twisted when throwing a football. I felt something happen in my left knee and I started limping. Over the next couple of days my lower leg swelled up a bit. I went to my doctor, had an MRI of the knee ,and was told I had a Bakers Cyst that burst. I never had much pain. The knee still gives me issues periodically.

Thank you very motivating ...ill be doing it! On this point i have few questions: how can the recovery boots help with the fluid not to accumulate? What is your oppinion about lymph massage? And swimming instead of walking? Thanks! My fluid accumulation happened associated to my tibia plateau break operation. Not sure it happened before of after the trauma(surfing)🤦‍♀️.

Thank you! Very helpful video!

My husbands cyst is so big and it keeps bursting and he’s in so much pain. All the ortho has done is a cortisone injection and it didn’t help at all.

Thank you so so much very great info so glad I found you u R helping so many of us we listen & follow you thanks you agsin

Hi Doc, does this create Achilles tendon pain too.

I have been doing this nothing works.....not even a lidocaine patch 🤬🤬🤬😥😢😥🥺

THANK U VERY MUCH FOR THIS INFORMATION ❤️ 🙏 THIS INFO &EXERCISE IS VERY HELPFUL. GOD BLESS U. RESPECTFULLY CR

His videos are so helpful. I’ve gotten a few from him that really helps me. I do both of these already. I have a hip impingement in left hip and had a torn cartilage and torn ligament in right knee from 30 years ago(have formed a baker’s cyst doing hamstring curls, quad stretches, trying to strengthen my hamstrings)I do the first one to help for my knees and did the second one for my ankles (didn’t know it help the knees) but one will have to consider the Skeleton dance song. Foot bone connected to the ankle bone, ankle bone connected to the leg bone, leg bone connected to the knee bone and the knee bone connected to the thigh bone and the thigh bone connected to the hip bone. All of these body parts works together as one. If one bothering you the other will at some point in time. His videos have been really helpful self diagnosing myself according to the pain and he’s always on point. There is really nothing you can do about a baker’s cyst if one forms. I had to realize that I have to be patient with healing my body and not get so frustrated when I am trying to figure out what works for me when stretching and exercising. I have to be careful because I’m dealing with plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis in my right ankle (went through slew of shoes trying to figure out what shoes worked for both. I use to wear a size 9 but didn’t know according to my podiatrist, after 40, your feet grow a half inch bigger. Had to start wearing 9.5. When I purchased men shoes in a 7 (women 9, I thought going up a half size of 7.5 in men was great because of the 9.5 in women. Little did I know when you are a woman in 9.5, you have to purchase a 8 in men). This whole time when I am doing my mobility training, there were times I felt like I’m on the road to recovery but when I wore my shoes (7.5 in vapor max or the scorpion vapor max, they were creating more problems in my ankles, feet, knees and hip because they were too tight on my feet but I wouldn’t feel the pain shooting up from my ankle, to my leg, my knee and hip literally about hours after walking or standing in them. I can’t tell you how long I have done that {almost a year now}I now have to sell 11 pairs of Nike vapor max after discovering my shoes were causing the pain to go up my leg. I thank God for pain because without it, you can’t solve your problems. I know that may sound crazy because what person wants to be in pain. After almost a year of wearing a 7.5 in men and it should have been a 8, the other day I wore a pair of my vapor max (someone purchased those for me in a 8.5 in women and didn’t know it was that size. It was not even 30 minutes whether I was walking, standing, or driving I had to pull over and take those shoes off. When I wear the 7.5 in men, it gave me more time in the shoes but the walking, standing, or driving don’t help (feet swelling but not theoretically just from doing those activities, I had to take them off). Now that I have solved my problems, I am hoping for the best that a size 8 in men in my favorite tennis shoes along with a insole will help ease my pain and become pain free from plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinitis. This has been a long journey for me but was worth it figuring out my body and what works. Happy healing ❤️‍🩹 to everyone

Do they not do nothing for a bakers cyst that has ruptured. Mine this week is ruptured i believe. Waiting for doctors response. What should i expect. Thanks learned to exercise.

i have a baker cyst back of my knee its been 7 mths i hope it will help...

Thank you sir

I injured my knee 7 wks ago. X-ray showed no fracture and no arthritis. MRI shows complex medial meniscus tear, bone bruise & a Baker's Cyst. Extreme pain! So far my DR isn't sure about surgery unless I develop mechanical symptoms, I have a compression stocking & suppose to start physical therapy in 3 wks. I'm afraid the cyst will burst. I actually want it GONE!

I diagnosed Baker’s cyst and I did these two excercise and feel better, my question can I go dance (the Latin dance) ? thank you Dr.!🙏

I'm looking for signs of different types of arthritis other than rheumatoid arthritis it's in my hips shoulders getting into my elbows my fingers any suggestions on what type of doctor I should see and I already get the baker's cyst so I'm using your exercises

My doctor told me the same thing 😂 glad i found you omg pain almost gond

I m icing my knee, front and back. I don’t want another aspiration…

Is it beneficial to wear a compression bandage on my calf muscle as im the same as the previous person My calf is very sore and feels like it might tear etc

I do knee traction with 5 pound ankle weights doing the tailgate exercise. I’ve been doing it for at least four years my first x-ray after I started there self-taught traction, I actually saw more clearance on my x-rays so for me it’s a plus. I just wish I would keep it up.

Just came on to this video. Two years ago, I had a bodyboarding incident when a wave hit my knee and it hyperextended. I had a lot of tightness and feeling of instability in the whole joint. I started mountain biking shortly after and it made a world of difference… no more pain. We stopped biking several months ago as my husband had a shoulder injury. We were biking three days a week. Pretty much became sentry except weekend hikes. Two weeks ago we did a vigorous hike. The next day I need felt so tight. I used my husband hammer type chiropractic device in the back of my knee and hold down my calf. The next day felt as if a horse had kicked me. The orthopedist I saw thought it may be a bakers cyst that hurt burst. They took x-rays which showed nothing. In two days I go for an MRI. He also wants me to have an ultrasound. My leg bruised all down the calf behind the knee and at the time. My lower leg and knee swelled twice their size. I’m going to do the exercises you recommend. I have also decided to purchase a stationary bike. When I was 18 and a passenger on a motorcycle we were broadsided by a car. The impact site was my left ankle. Among other complications, it left my leg two inches shorter. I wear an inch and a half lift, so I know I have muscle imbalance. I will follow your exercises to help rebalance 50 years of compensation. Would it help or harm gently using my mini trampoline to work through the lymph drainage? Thank you so much for all of this valuable information!🙏🏻

I was told I need to do nubbing therapy. ..what's this

Thank you so much ! Really, really, really.

Last month my ruptured bakers cyst after suffering for over 6 months only can walk approx 35 steps I had 25 mill removed felt so much better can walk up to 100 steps 3 weeks later 5 mill removed next three weeks today another 10 mills with a steroid shot .

Thanks dr

Thank you so much

Thanks! Really helpful.

I got relief when mine burst

Milled merci!

Thanks for the awesome video!

Hello I have one of this Baker cyst for about 20 years I can remember staying home from work because my knee was swallowing so bad and pain My knee pops when I move up an dawn I’m going to try this to c how it works Thank you for your video

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