What should I do about joint cysts? What is a joint cyst

Joint cysts are generally caused by trauma, which are generally small and can be recovered on their own after a period of time. If the pain and swelling are relatively large, it can be surgically removed, it is recommended to pay attention to rest, avoid overwork, try not to overdo it during the swelling period, and pay attention to a light diet. You can also take some anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving medicines, or medicines that activate tendons, or you can also apply plasters that relax tendons and activate blood, reduce swelling and relieve pain, invigorate blood and disperse stasis, and invigorate blood and relieve tendons**.

General joint cysts do not need to be **, because the cyst itself is relatively small, or there is no squeeze on the surrounding structures, such as nerves, blood vessels and some important structures, it does not need to be treated, and it can be rechecked every three months to see if the cyst has changed. If the changes are significant, surgical excision can be performed**. If there is no change, the observation can be continued, or the observation period can be extended to half a year.

If it is a joint cyst, there is obvious squeezing of the surrounding structures, such as compression of nerves, distal numbness, and squeezing of blood vessels, resulting in a decrease in arterial blood supply, a decrease in venous return, resulting in swelling and ischemia in the lower limbs.

Hello: IMHO: you must be a young girl.

Because ganglion cysts are 3 times more common in women than in men, and are more common in young women; In fact, this surgery is not a major operation at all, that is to say, it does not need to be hospitalized, it can be done in the outpatient clinic, and the operation is a small needle knife to make a local incision, and then peel off the adhesion tissue to clear the bursal fluid. The whole process of the operation is very simple, and there is almost no pain, because the anesthetic is given before the operation, of course, if you don't do it, you won't die, but the bursal fluid in this bag can't be metabolized, and it will coagulate after a long time, so as to calcify. To put it simply, it becomes a bone-like thing, stuck in the wrist, and affects our normal life.

Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Hello, cysts usually have to be considered surgery**, the cyst wall can be prevented by removing the cyst wall during surgery**, there is no effective drug for cysts, so in most cases it is unlikely to rely on drugs and other cysts.

Popliteal cysts. It is because of the effusion in the knee joint, and the pressure in the cavity increases when the knee is flexed, forcing the synovial fluid to move backward and forming a lap cyst. Causes pain and swelling in the back of the knee and can be palpable with elastic soft tissue masses.

It is recommended to use external drugs**, which can be applied externally to relieve tendons and blood, reduce swelling and relieve pain, invigorate blood and disperse stasis, and dispel wind and cold. Edema, painful symptoms. Promote functional recovery and achieve the best goal.

Analysis: Self-reported cyst in the left toe joint, middle-aged people, need to consider the cyst caused by local strain, and whether it is caused by long-term friction.

Suggestions: As you told about the abrasive situation, if it is a cyst, a benign lesion, you can consider whether it is squeezed by hand according to the location and the size of the clump, and then the external ligation is a few days, and then the surgical removal, it is recommended that you do the post-treatment plan after the doctor's consultation.

1. It can be given to soak the pure blind in the bath of traditional Chinese medicine, or to bandage and fix it with traditional Chinese medicine to reduce inflammation and relieve pain and promote the recovery of surrounding tissue function. Attention should be paid to strengthening the drug conditioning of blood circulation and blood circulation and qi and blood circulation to improve blood circulation and functional status.

2. When walking and exercising, try to give elastic straps or knee pads to prevent fatigue damage and the impact of activity friction.