article_snippet.sent: Dr Arun Ghosh, a private GP in Liverpool told MailOnline: 'we advise not draining minor ganglions. '
article_snippet.sent: it’s wrong to pop a ganglion with a needle and a screwdriver on so many levels.
article_snippet.sent: Traditionally, ganglions would be 'bashed with the family bible', but doctors do not advise this . '
article_snippet.sent: There used to be a myth that you should bash a ganglion with a family bible to burst a ganglion with a family bible. '
article_snippet.sent: If you have a ganglion or a swelling you must go to your GP and you have a ganglion or a swelling will advise whether your GP OK or whether your GP’s best to be left alone. '
article_snippet.sent: Ganglions can occur alongside any joint in the body, but are most commonly found on the wrist, hand and fingers.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Ghosh said: 'We advise not draining minor ganglions.
article_snippet.sent: We only drain minor ganglions if they are very large and hindering the use of the hand. '
article_snippet.sent: A ganglion is a fluid-filled sack.
article_snippet.sent: Traditionally, ganglions were treated by being 'bashed with the family Bible', but this is no longer recommended, as this could cause the fluid to disperse and cause carpel tunnel syndrome - a swelling in the wrist - this gentleman added.
article_snippet.sent: MailOnline’s wrong to pop a ganglion with a needle and a screwdriver on so many levels.
article_snippet.sent: But doctors strongly advise against Jason method - and say ganglions do not normally require treatment .
article_snippet.sent: If you have a ganglion or a swelling you must go to your GP and you have a ganglion or a swelling will advise whether your GP OK or whether your GP’s best to be left alone. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Doctors do not advise popping ganglions as more fluid returns in future .