Most doctors no longer recommend niacin for first line cholesterol control â except for people who can't tolerate statins. In those people, the benefits of niacin may outweigh the risk of potentially serious side effects.
The bulge creates a feeling of tightness behind the knee as well as stiffness and swelling and pain behind the knee and calf. For many, this pain intensifies when flexing or fully extending the leg. Often, these cysts go away without any treatment.
YIKES!!! QUESTION: Can arthritis and bone spur in the knee cause a vaguely located but strong aching all around the knee and in parts of the calf and ankle? I've also felt it's somehow connected to an ache in my way lower back (actually buttock). Pain when I straighten my leg all the way.