Mar 29, 2019 in the old days a heavy book, usually the family bible, was used to smash the ganglion cyst. If a lump pops up on your wrist, it could be a ganglion cyst. Jul 06, 2019 ganglion cysts, also known as bible cysts or bible bumps, are small, round sacs or lumps filled with a viscous synovial fluid. A ganglion cyst is an abnormal buildup of fluid under the skin. A ganglion cyst is a small sac of fluid that forms over a joint or tendon tissue that connects muscle to bone. Ganglion cysts are small fluid filled sacs that develop from joints and are frequently found in wrists and fingers. The cause of ganglions is unknown, but women get them more frequently than men according to the american academy of orthopaedic surgeons. If you do do it, be careful not to do it hard enough to damage the wrist, and be advised that the cyst will more than likely reappear eventually anyway. The most common location for a ganglion cyst is on the back of the wrist or fingers. Ganglion cysts are the most common soft tissue tumors of the hand. Oct 24, 2016 ganglion cysts are fluid filled sacs which can develop over joints or tendons. A wrist ganglion cyst is a fluidfilled sac under the skin that can compress the nerves in the wrist to cause pain. A ganglion cyst used to be called a bible lesion, because they used to treat it by taking a bible or other large book and smash it down on the ganglion hoping to rupture it, with hopes it would not come back.
Aug 06, 2018 the pain someone feels is due to the cyst pressing against the nerves in the wrist. I typically treat dorsal ganglions or those on top of your hand with aspiration and steroid injection and those on the ventral surface or underside with surgical excision. Such treatment has resulted in the ganglion cyst being coined giddeons disease or a bible bump 9. Mar 03, 2008 it will not hurt more than it normally would if you smashed your wrist with a bible. My friend smashing a ganglion cyst on my right wrist you disliked this video. If the cyst is on the bottom side of the wrist, it can push into the radial artery, which is a major artery. Inside the cyst is a thick lubricating fluid similar to that found in joints or around tendons.
If the cyst is large or painful, surgical treatment may be necessary. An old treatment method was to take a heavy book often a bible and smash the cyst by hitting the persons hand with the book. An old folk remedy for a ganglion cyst included thumping the cyst with a heavy object such as a book. The ganglion cyst will not affect how much pain you experience from this activity. You may break a bone or otherwise injure your wrist by trying this folk remedy, and the ganglion may return. It is called a ganglion cyst because it assumes a saclike appearance. These forms of treatment are no longer suggested, however, because they have not been shown to keep the ganglion cysts from returning and could, in fact, cause further injury. Another alternative, that some call traditional, others call a bit barbaric, is to smash the wrist ganglion cyst with a hard object such as a book. Ganglion cysts can occur on the back of the hand or on the palm side of the wrist. Because the lining is disrupted, the smashed ganglion cyst may not return quite as often as those drained by a needle. It grows out of a joint or the lining of a tendon, looking like a tiny water balloon on a stalk, and seems to occur when the tissue that surrounds a joint or a tendon bulges out of place. Like bone spurs, diagnosing a ganglion cyst consists of a combination of a physical exam and an xray, mri, or ultrasound.
The cysts are generally soft lumps that can range from a few millimetres to a few centimetres in size. You may have a higher risk for a ganglion cyst if you injure your joint. But with this ganglion cyst treatment recurrence is common. Ganglion cyst symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention. Dec 01, 2017 ganglion cysts smash or drain published on december 1, 2017 december 7, 2017 by sandie d a couple of days ago, i started looking up ways to get rid of a ganglion cyst. A ganglion cyst is a common, benign noncancerous, fluidfilled lump found on joints or tendons. This type of cyst was often called the bible cyst or bible bumps for this reason. Home remedies for ganglion cysts top 10 home remedies. Watching a lump grow larger is unnerving, but the good. In the past, the cyst was called a bible bump because treatment sometimes involved using a heavy book to smash the cyst.
The largest book in many homes was the bible and the bible was used to smash the ganglion cyst and break it. Blunt force may be an effective treatment for ganglion cysts ncbi. This pops the cyst, and ruptures the lining of the cyst. Rubbing the ganglion gently but often during the day may help move the fluid out of the sac. Usually when the ganglion cyst is cut open, youll find a jellylike material in it. Thankfully, this form of treatment is no longer recommended or commonly used because it does not prevent the ganglion cysts from returning and could cause. Although you can get them near any joint, 60 to 70. What doctors wish you knew about ganglion cysts the healthy. The pain should decrease as the cyst becomes smaller.
Aug 12, 2019 a ganglion cyst is a fluidfilled bump that forms under the skin near a joint, most commonly in the wrist area, and sometimes in the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, ankle, or foot regions. Ganglion cysts are lumps that, most commonly, appear on the back of the wrist. Historically, a bible was the largest or only book in any given household, and was employed for this treatment. A ganglion cyst is often referred to as a bible bump or bible cyst because of how they were once treated. A ganglion cyst is one of those bumps you sometimes see on peoples wrist. Check out the awesome video of a book hitting this huge cyst and popping the lump. The cyst will probably come right back, and you might damage surrounding tissue in the process. What are the signs and symptoms of a ganglion cyst. Nearly 5070% of the masses which develop within this area can be classified as a ganglion cyst. Ganglion cysts smash or drain senseless ramblings of. You may break a bone or otherwise injure your wrist by trying this folk remedy, and the ganglion may return anyway. Also a huge thanks to the business of being social book from the library which. A historical method of treatment for a ganglion cyst was to strike the lump with a large and heavy book, causing the cyst to rupture and drain into the surrounding.
It wont get rid of the ganglion cyst shell so eventually, the synovial fluid will accumulate. A friend of mine who is a nurse said that its probably a ganglion cyst. Went to the doctor about a year ago for a pea sized cyst on my wrist. Oct 12, 2017 in the past, home care has included topical plaster, heat, and various poultices. My family doctor actually did this to me with an anatomy text when i was a teenager, and it worked. That is, to smash them with a heavy book tradition holds it to be the family bible. If the cyst is small and painless, no treatment is needed as it will probably go away on its own. Ganglion cysts smash or drain published on december 1, 2017 december 7, 2017 by sandie d a couple of days ago, i started looking up ways to get rid of a ganglion cyst. A dorsal ganglion cyst which occurs on top of the foot is the most common location in the foot. These cysts are also known as bible cysts or sometimes gideon cysts because years ago the recommended treatment was to smash the growth with a book in order to break it up and even the poorest of families owned a bible. Inside the cyst is a thick, sticky, clear, colorless, jellylike material.
A wrist ganglion cyst is a swelling that usually occurs around the hand or wrist. Ganglion cysts smash or drain senseless ramblings of the. Then he came back with a large book and told me to put my hand on the table, raised it in the air and i flipped out wtf are you doing. This is an old treatment, and the bible was typically used because it was the biggest book in the house.
Ganglion cysts are also known as bible cysts or bible bumps because they used to be treated with bible therapy, which was using a heavy book to smash and burst the cyst. In the past, the treatment was to smash them with a heavy book, usually a family bible. Feb 14, 2020 it even extended to use of a heavy book to physically smash the cyst sometimes this is called bible therapy or cyst popping. And since the largest and most commonly found book in most households was a bible, they were called bible cysts.
Ganglion cysts toronto canadian plastic surgery centre. Although you can get them near any joint, 60 to 70 percent of ganglion cysts develop on the front. They start off small, but can grow to the size of a golf ball. A ganglion cyst is a round, fluidfilled lump of tissue that usually appears along tendons or joints. Oct 19, 2016 if a ganglion does not cause symptoms it is best just to leave it alone.
It is not unusual for it to change in size depending on how much the joint is moved during the day. Do not try to drain the fluid by poking the ganglion with a pin or any other sharp object. The size of the lumps can range from peasize to nearly an inch in diameter. Ganglion cyst wrist pictures, treatment, surgery, causes. The conventional medical view of ganglion cysts is that they are idiopathic, meaning that definitive causes are not known. He said it was a ganglion cyst and not worth it to get removed unless it starts hurting. If the cyst is questionable as to its origin, a biopsy may be performed to ensure the material is a noncancerous joint fluid and not arising from a cancerous material. Chivers at canadian plastic surgery centre can help you. The ideal book for the task, apparently, is the bible, hence the. A historical method of treatment for a ganglion cyst was to strike the lump with a large and heavy book, causing the cyst to rupture and drain into the surrounding tissues.
My marblesized ganglion, which had been quite painful at times, disappeared, never to return. Do not smash a ganglion with a book or other heavy object. No one knows exactly what causes a ganglion cyst to develop. Wearing a brace or splint as instructed by a health care provider may prevent the cyst from growing. That bump on your wrist is likely a ganglion cyst uchicago. They are most common on the wrists, feet, or ankles, but can be found anywhere on the body. However, many people prefer to be rid of them, especially if they are causing pain or discomfort. They usually form over a joint or tendon in the fingers, wrists, ankles or soles of the feet. A ganglion cyst can be as small as a pea to the size of a peach pit. The synovial fluid is then dispursed into the surrounding area. Click on the link to find out more about the cause, treatment methods and progression of disease for ganglion cysts and see how dr. It typically occurs on the wrist or hand, but it can also appear on the ankle or foot. If you had one of these cysts, the athome treatment was to smash it with a book.
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