They most often occur at the back of the wrist followed by the front of the wrist. Patients with volar wrist ganglion cysts less commonly may present with carpal. Also a huge thanks to the business of being social book from the library which. Ganglion cyst of the wrist everything you need to know dr. These forms of treatment are no longer suggested, however, because they have. A ganglion cyst is a fluidfilled bump associated with a joint or tendon sheath. If you had one of these cysts, the athome treatment was to smash it with a book. During the earlier years, ganglion cysts were eliminated by smashing it literally with the aid of a book which is otherwise referred to as the bible therapy. And since the largest and most commonly found book in most households was a bible, they were called bible cysts. Nevertheless, this method proved to be futile and instead just made matters worse. Check out the awesome video of a book hitting this huge cyst and popping the lump. Blunt force may be an effective treatment for ganglion cysts ncbi.
In earlier days, people would treat them by smacking the lump with a heavy book often the bible hence. This book is distributed under the terms of the creative commons. Ganglion cyst wrist pictures, treatment, surgery, causes. Occult ganglion cyst may cause dorsal wrist pain ganglion may be hidden. Ganglion cysts are synovial cysts that are filled with gelatinous mucoid. A ganglion cyst is one of those bumps you sometimes see on peoples wrist. The ideal book for the task, apparently, is the bible, hence the. It has even extended to use of a heavy book to physically smash the cyst. For example, a cyst on the top of a persons wrist may cause pain when he or she. Trying to treat the lesion by hitting it with a book is discouraged. They start off small, but can grow to the size of a golf ball.
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