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.
Sometimes if the pressure is too high, the cyst can burst, causing the joint fluid to escape into the calf muscle causing severe pain and inflammation. A knee examination shows a bulge or swelling and occasionally tenderness behind the knee. Most Bakerâs cysts do not require treatment. If the cyst is painfully large, treatment is directed at reducing the amount of fluid the knee produces, often by using cortisone injections into the knee joint.