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.
The leg extension exercise involves extending, or straightening, the knee against resistance in a seated, lying or standing position. Although an effective upper thigh exercise, the leg extension only targets a small area of the leg musculature through one joint movement, knee extension.