I have a bump on my wrist that appeared after an injury. It feels hard, but I think it's filled with fluid. Will it go away? Should I be worried?
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This is most likely a ganglion cyst. These form over joints and are most often found in the wrist. The cyst contains joint fluid, a thick, viscous clear fluid that allows the joints to move without friction. Generally, I advise patients to leave them alone if they are not bothersome - they cause no damage to the joint, and they are usually painless. If the cyst is causing problems, first line treatment is to just remove the fluid with a needle, and then bind the joint for a day or two, to reduce the chance it will return. This treatment is successful about 50% of the time. If the aspiration is not successful, then I would refer my patient to an orthopedist for surgical removal which is nearly always successful and has a very low complication rate.
it is most likely a cyst, but if not gone in a total of 3 months you should see an orthopedic surgeon
The Bible has all the answers. Except in this case you should hit the thing with it. That cure is a bit old fashioned but it illustrates the overall benign nature of these things. If the bump doesn't go away on its own or causes pain or nerve symptoms, consider going to a doctor (usually a plastic or orthopedic surgeon) to have it treated.
Hi,
What you are describing sounds like a cyst. It is not something to be initially extremely worried about, however it is indicative of an underlying bio-mechanical problem - in this case the wrist. I have personally seen many patients presenting with this condition and can tell you that there is mixed results. With each patient, we perform a light painless mechanical instrument adjustment (we use a device called impulse IQ) which in most cases decreases the bump as a side effect of realigning the carpal bones in the wrist. A lot of the times these bumps fill back up with fluid either from overuse or simply a chronic problem. And in rare cases, we see no change with the adjustment. However, I've never had a patient get worse the care and therefore is worth trying. I will look for a chiropractor that is trained and has experience in upper extremity adjusting (shoulder, elbow, wrist). I wish you the best.
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What you are describing sounds like a cyst. It is not something to be initially extremely worried about, however it is indicative of an underlying bio-mechanical problem - in this case the wrist. I have personally seen many patients presenting with this condition and can tell you that there is mixed results. With each patient, we perform a light painless mechanical instrument adjustment (we use a device called impulse IQ) which in most cases decreases the bump as a side effect of realigning the carpal bones in the wrist. A lot of the times these bumps fill back up with fluid either from overuse or simply a chronic problem. And in rare cases, we see no change with the adjustment. However, I've never had a patient get worse the care and therefore is worth trying. I will look for a chiropractor that is trained and has experience in upper extremity adjusting (shoulder, elbow, wrist). I wish you the best.
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