Exercises to Help Treat a BAKERS CYST | LOR Physical Therapy 

You are literally heaven sent! On February 14, 2020, I crouched down to buckle someone else’s shoe and my knee really hurt. I stood up and went about my business that evening. Next morning, my knee was like a balloon! It took Kaiser 2 YEARS to do an MRI to find a meniscus tear. Then a few months later, the ortho surgeon said surgery may or may not help, he didn’t know. He had a bad attitude so I didn’t want him to touch my knee anyway. After more Physical Therapy no changes and way more symptoms. February 2023 I changed to Sutter Health with new Dr. I had new X-rays & new MRI. They found a meniscus tear, torn cartilage and a Bakers Cyst. The ortho surgeon was very thorough and gave me helpful info and will check on me after a few weeks of knee strengthening leg exercises. THIS VIDEO has given me the first relief to walk without pain in over 3 YEARS!!! I reside in California, but am an Aussie, so thanks mate, for being very knowledgeable, thorough and explaining not only the how’s but the why’s! God bless you, bruthah❣️🙏🏼🇦🇺🇺🇸

The relief from doing these stretches was almost instantaneous. Especially the hip stretch on the wall/floor. I have been dealing with a bakers cyst for a couple months. I have had issues with tight psoas muscles, and tight calves and hammys. I figured my knee wasn’t injured and watching your video and doing the stretches, you are spot on. Thank you.

Wow what a great video! I am not currently dealing with a baker's cyst but have been experiencing some issues along my right leg from hip to knee to ankle (I'm a cyclist). That demonstration and mechanical breakdown you gave at the end of minute 8 was a big A-ha! moment for me which I've been looking to have for almost a year!! The amount of information and tips you shared across the whole video is simply amazing!! I watched a year's worth of videos on this subject and everything I learned was here and then some more!! Keep doing what you do please, I can watch this all day and this type of information should reach a whole lot more people. You've made a new forever fan, thank you.

Yep. I’ve done your bakers cyst excersises before and they really helped. Then I stopped doing them. Bakers cyst is back and painful now. I’m so glad I found your vid again. Starting on your stretches again now. You really know your stuff and thanks for sharing it here.

Wow! Instant improvement. Can bend my knee without crying. Thank you!!

You are the man! There are so many videos about meniscus tears and baker's cysts. However none of them have this combination. It hits all the right spots for me. For reference I had an MRI done and it said I have a degenerative meniscus tear and some fluid in one of the bursas. I am 33 years old and play a lot of beach volleyball. Been doing these for a week and feeling a LOT better. I also do some strenghtening but these are what are heping the most. Thanks you!

Thank you!!! I’ve always known the baker system was a symptom of other aspect of my leg and body but never knew to do these specific stretches for my hips! I’m praying these truly help me as I now have baker cysts behind both knees and need some relief Thank you for all your explanations care thought and time to put such simple ways of helping ease this symptom out there for everyone and anyone to find! I’m truly grateful! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Best stretches yet thank you!

All praise be to God and my savior Jesus Christ for this wonderful information. Thank you so very much sir. I performed the first wall stretch exercise last night, and I could definitely feel the tightness in and around where both of my baker cysts are on the back of both knees. I performed the same stretch a short time ago (Minutes before writing this) And then moved on to rolling the back of my legs. I understand that this was not recommended, but all I had was a non-symmetrical soup can (Tapered). When I was working on one of the Baker cyst after just a short time, I felt the tissue displacing, and there was something of a kind of dull and wet crunch. I continued rolling for a very short time (10 to 15 seconds) And then stood up. The lump on the back of my leg, decreased by at least 60% And my knee feels as close to normal as it has an over a year. Christ bless you sir. For God of the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever shall believe in Him, shall not die, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

Great video! 😊 Hope you're having a great day!

your passion is very reassuring! Im a young guy who now realises I loaded my knee running the other day and now have a minor bakers cyst. Im hoping to reverse it as soon as possible so hope all of this alongside rest and raising my knee above my heart will help

Thank you soooooo much😘 God bless U always!😚

This was so helpful. Thank you for this incredible resource

Thankyou so much, great information and demonstration .

Very helpful!

Great video my cyst has become very painful glad i found you

Really good explanation, thanks. I now realise that I am swinging my leg around when I walk.

Brilliant, instantly effective! Am tennis player so lots of lateral movement and just stumbled across this channel looking for Bakers Cyst info/treatments (my consultant was dismissive about this condition, suggesting just steroid injection for my 'frayed' - not torn - miniscus and ice packs) and tried both the wall and rolling calf muscle with tennis ball exercise and instantly mobile! I also had been bringing my leg 'around' whenever I got up from sitting too long so this video looks spot-on for me! Many thanks for posting this video.

Great information! I love the bit where you stated the cyst is happening because it’s not happy throughout other joints 👍

❤ Got a leg cramp fro the wall stretch So I know it's a tight leg 🦵. So I'll have to ease into that stretch. Very helpful advice 👍

Thank you for your exercises for a Baker Cyst, found out with an ultrasound given to me that had a Baker Cyst. Looking at your videos would help me do exercises to heal the cyst.

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Thank you

Thanks for this video nail stick me in my foot bottom years ago and I think that's what causing my Baker cyst

Have a minor Baker's Cyst which comes and goes. I found these stretching exercises very helpful for an immediate relief..

Where do I send my payment? I just started experiencing a Backer Cyst for the past 4 weeks and as I continued my training it kept getting worse. At the same time, I've been experiencing a hip issue that was throwing my entire hip out of aligning. As with most runners, I just kept running through this, which seeing a chiropractor to get my hips and lower back realigned. In this video, not only did I get instant relief by performing both of these exercises, but I also learned what more than likely was the cause of it all! My hip misalignment causing my knee to rotate, instead of hinging!

❤thank u!

Hi, pain started in hips, GTPS( bursitis and gluteal tendinopathy) plus high hamstring tendonopathy, all in left leg since July 2021. Pain behind left knee Bakers cyst started Oct 2023 out of nowhere calf gets very tight and painful. Ankle very stiff, swells up, feels as if joint is stuck, need to rotate to release, on doing so heard loud cracking sensation, excruciating pain shot up from ankle to knee, couldn't straighten or bend knee for 2 days, eventually eased off. I suspect have inward rotation of knee toward midline.Experience tightness in front of left hip, burning outside of left thigh!

Amazing advise, the stretches really work well. It has helped me a bunch. The one thing that I added, was that while stretching I incorporate a muscle massager. In a weeks time my pain went from a 10/10 to 2/10 as for mobility and range of motion it is night and day. I feel like a new man. The only thing that keep getting muscle cramps while flexing my leg. Any advise on that.

Mind blowing pain

I’m encountering severe right calf pain which began week 9 into my ACL/meniscus post surgery rehab. I ended up with a bad bakers cyst after tearing my ACL and meniscus this past May and still trying to get it to resolve in therapy. Things were going great but as therapy intensified with more weight loading and single leg work, I developed severe medial calf pain. Not sure how much to keep working through it or if it’s a strain. Going to share this with my PT and try these as I’m desperate to resume my ACL rehab process but this has been a severe limiting factor for past two weeks now.

I love your exercises. I had more than one month Baker's cyst swellings from my calf's up to the knees were I could not walk at all. I start walking slowly for four days and I could feel my legs has no strength and still painful. How long will it take for my legs to go back to normal?

Excellent thanks! I went to the doctor today and described a recent increase in steep hill biking and running after moving house; a twinge in my knee joint one day that was followed by a week of inflammation and swelling behind the knee; and when that subsided, a lumpy protrusion. The doctor just told me it was a benign cyst and I'd need to have elective surgery! But thanks to Dr. Google and your channel, I now know it's a Baker cyst and there are some non-surgical things I can do to address it.

Great video. If you do those exercises, will the cyst start to drain on its own?

I’ve been dealing with a baker’s cyst since 2016. I did do rehab in 2016 but, admittedly, I haven’t been maintaining it well. I’ve been OK and doing all my activities, but recently went bowling. Umm, yeah, that TOTALLY inflamed the joint and it filled with fluid. I’ve been limited for 2 weeks so far. The first stretch made a difference! What about strength exercises along with stretching? I’ve been feeling general weakness in my knees on stairs. I do lots of walking with running 4 days a week when I’m in good health.

Do you recommend dr withdrawing the liquid or the exercises are better?

I had a torn meniscus and it was repaired, the bakers cyst was to be removed with they found 2 tears in the meniscus, so now its a year later and my knee feels tight and there's pain, i had a cortisone injection in my knee but it didnt last but a few weeks. I inquired to my doctor to have the cyst drained, hope its done soon, meanwhile I should do these exercises for relief.

How often and for how long do you do these stretches?

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I had a knee replacement 2 months ago. And now past week developed the bakers cyst. Still do the ecercises to help this?

I love this

Are these exercises done with the bakers cyst or after it is removed 😊

Can you visibly see of feel a Baker's cyst? Could it appear as just slight swelling? I'm wondering if I'm experiencing this behind both knees (up to the groin) from over doing it in pickleball. Been hurting quite badly for at least 3 weeks. Any tips?

These are great exercises and advice. It is very helpful but not sure how to do the leg bending using a chair instead of a wall. Could you demo this on a chair, please?

It is very painful

I had an Arthoscopy and a total knee replacement in my right knee and I have a horrible baker's cyst in the back of the same knee. Is it safe to do those exercises you suggest for a baker's cyst?

Could baker's cyst gone away on its own or exercise thank you

Nice one mate, lots of good info, am embarking on the regime after watching the vid, better than the usual american crap 😂

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You talk too MUCH! Just SHOW exercises! Giving a headache instead of helping with knee pain!