Thursday night after the Lakers game against the Bucks, the Lakers revealed that Bryant has a "bone spur" in his left foot. This could mean many things as there are several places that an individual could have a bone spur in the foot. However, there are really only two places where a bone spur is common. The most common is at the bottom of the heel bone. This is also called the "plantar" part of the heel and a band of tissue that attaches there called the plantar fascia can often get inflamed. Not always, but usually heel spur syndrome and plantar fasciitis are the same thing and treated the same way.
The other common area for spurring is at the back of the heel where the largest tendon, the achilles, attaches. This can be more difficult to treat and when conservative measures fail surgery to remove the spur and reattach the achilles tendon is often necessary.
It is difficult to say exactly were Bryant's spur is, but Laker fans should hope it is at the bottom of the heel instead of the back. Either way, however, both conditions can be very painful. Fortunately, though, both conditions can be treated and in most instances successfully resolved.
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