Baker’s What!? Feel a bulge at the back of your knee? Doc Jen & Dr. Dom break down the Baker’s cyst diagnosis and determine the test used to diagnose a Baker’s cyst. Furthermore, they describe the anatomy and the muscles that are commonly associated with Baker’s cyst. They highlight the etiology of the diagnosis and distinguish the cyst from herniations in children. As Baker’s cyst is typically seen in conjunction with another diagnosis, Doc Jen and Dr. Dom discuss the symptoms associated with Baker’s cyst and summarizes a simplified and generalized way to approach Baker’s cyst. They both speak into their movement preferences, resulting in certain diagnoses. Specifically speaking into the importance of control over a range of motion, Dom’s talk explains how the Optimal Body mobility flows and muscle activations have revolutionized his movement performance by going back to the foundations.

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What You Will Learn in this PT Pearl:

2:10 – Dr. Jen's experience with Baker's Cyst.

3:45 – What is Baker's Cyst?

4:52 – How to distinguish if it is a Baker's Cyst.

6:07 – Etiology of Baker's Cyst.

7:17 – Prevalence with other Degenerative conditions.

8:19 – It typically goes away on its own.

10:06 – Baker Cyst Symptoms.

12:17 – Real treatment to assessing the knee.

14:37  – Dr. Jen & Gymnastics.

15:24 – Dr. Dom & Football.

16:03  – Why we need to control range of motion.

17:36  – How The Optimal Body has helped Dr. Dom.

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