Lisa Buckley
@lisavipes.bsky.social
Paleontologist PhD & Medical Scribe
#BirdGlamour, #NameThatTrack, #ichnology, bird & dino tracks.
Fellow of Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
She/Her.
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LOTS of Ash pics!
#BirdGlamour, #NameThatTrack, #ichnology, bird & dino tracks.
Fellow of Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
She/Her.
Views mine.
LOTS of Ash pics!
Yeah, that can contribute!
December 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Yeah, that can contribute!
You may be spared! It's not guaranteed that one will develop bunions when they're older!
December 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
You may be spared! It's not guaranteed that one will develop bunions when they're older!
Tomorrow is one of the busiest clinics, so there may not be footastic posting tomorrow!
December 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Tomorrow is one of the busiest clinics, so there may not be footastic posting tomorrow!
The lumps are typically not medically scary (again, not a substitute for actual podiatrist advice), but they're painful & annoying & can change in size.
Managing them may require special shoe inserts with cut out areas to take pressure off of the lumps. There are also injections & surgical options.
Managing them may require special shoe inserts with cut out areas to take pressure off of the lumps. There are also injections & surgical options.
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The lumps are typically not medically scary (again, not a substitute for actual podiatrist advice), but they're painful & annoying & can change in size.
Managing them may require special shoe inserts with cut out areas to take pressure off of the lumps. There are also injections & surgical options.
Managing them may require special shoe inserts with cut out areas to take pressure off of the lumps. There are also injections & surgical options.
Now, the plantar fascia can develop growths/lumps in it. The plantar fascia is close enough to the outside of your foot so when you try to walk and you have those lumps on the bottom of the foot, they hurt like the dickens.
Congrats: you likely have plantar fibromas!
Congrats: you likely have plantar fibromas!
December 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Now, the plantar fascia can develop growths/lumps in it. The plantar fascia is close enough to the outside of your foot so when you try to walk and you have those lumps on the bottom of the foot, they hurt like the dickens.
Congrats: you likely have plantar fibromas!
Congrats: you likely have plantar fibromas!
Yup! Anything that puts side-to-side pressure on the forefoot makes neuromas extra cranky!
December 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Yup! Anything that puts side-to-side pressure on the forefoot makes neuromas extra cranky!
The involved surgery requires being off of that foot while the incision heals (3-4 weeks, ideally). Bottom of the foot woubds/incisions need to be treated gingerly because there's a lot that can go sideways to delay healing...like walking on the foot too soon.
Don't worry: I'll get to foot wounds.
Don't worry: I'll get to foot wounds.
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The involved surgery requires being off of that foot while the incision heals (3-4 weeks, ideally). Bottom of the foot woubds/incisions need to be treated gingerly because there's a lot that can go sideways to delay healing...like walking on the foot too soon.
Don't worry: I'll get to foot wounds.
Don't worry: I'll get to foot wounds.
So, let's say you've been good with your stretching, wearing shoes, using heel lifts, using good orthotics, and had a few injections, and that heel pain won't go away. There are surgical treatments for plantar fasciitis. They can be minimally invasive, or a bit more involved...
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
So, let's say you've been good with your stretching, wearing shoes, using heel lifts, using good orthotics, and had a few injections, and that heel pain won't go away. There are surgical treatments for plantar fasciitis. They can be minimally invasive, or a bit more involved...
Ooh, added to the list!
December 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Ooh, added to the list!
Lol yup, we've heard that too! Unless the sheath surrounding the cyst is surgically removed, there's a high chance its just going to refill.
December 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Lol yup, we've heard that too! Unless the sheath surrounding the cyst is surgically removed, there's a high chance its just going to refill.
Now, let's say you've tried good sneakers, heel lifts, and for stretches, and that dang heel pain just won't quit. There are corticosteroid injections that your podiatrist can give you in your plantar fascia that can relieve pain for several weeks to months (along with the other things above).
December 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Now, let's say you've tried good sneakers, heel lifts, and for stretches, and that dang heel pain just won't quit. There are corticosteroid injections that your podiatrist can give you in your plantar fascia that can relieve pain for several weeks to months (along with the other things above).
Let me tell you: this one piece of advice is the most loathed. Some people hate shoes. If you have plantar fasciitis, waging war against "foot prisons" is going to prolong symptoms.
December 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Let me tell you: this one piece of advice is the most loathed. Some people hate shoes. If you have plantar fasciitis, waging war against "foot prisons" is going to prolong symptoms.
I mean, there's always a chance. They're a bit genetic, so if you have family members with bunions it could crop up. But it may not!
December 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I mean, there's always a chance. They're a bit genetic, so if you have family members with bunions it could crop up. But it may not!
-And, for the love of Owl and your mortal flesh, stop walking barefoot indoors. This puts too much pressure on both your Achilles & plantar fascia if you have plantar fasciitis. There are ppl who get rid of their PF solely by using a clean supportive shoe with a slightly inclined heel/sole indoors.
December 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
-And, for the love of Owl and your mortal flesh, stop walking barefoot indoors. This puts too much pressure on both your Achilles & plantar fascia if you have plantar fasciitis. There are ppl who get rid of their PF solely by using a clean supportive shoe with a slightly inclined heel/sole indoors.
Being a biomechanical issue, managing plantar fasciitis takes a bit of work and changing habits.
A big one is decreasing the effects of having a tight calf/Achilles. There's a bunch of stuff to do:
-Calf/Achilles stretches for plantar fasciitis
-Using a small heel lift...
A big one is decreasing the effects of having a tight calf/Achilles. There's a bunch of stuff to do:
-Calf/Achilles stretches for plantar fasciitis
-Using a small heel lift...
December 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Being a biomechanical issue, managing plantar fasciitis takes a bit of work and changing habits.
A big one is decreasing the effects of having a tight calf/Achilles. There's a bunch of stuff to do:
-Calf/Achilles stretches for plantar fasciitis
-Using a small heel lift...
A big one is decreasing the effects of having a tight calf/Achilles. There's a bunch of stuff to do:
-Calf/Achilles stretches for plantar fasciitis
-Using a small heel lift...
Now, of course, if your heel pain is REALLY severe, sharp, constant, and/or you've recently injured yourself, high thee to emergency because breaking your heel/calcaneus is a big deal and they SUCK to heal because the blood flow to that area isn't great.
December 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Now, of course, if your heel pain is REALLY severe, sharp, constant, and/or you've recently injured yourself, high thee to emergency because breaking your heel/calcaneus is a big deal and they SUCK to heal because the blood flow to that area isn't great.
Things that put extra pressure on your arches will contribute to plantar fasciitis. A big one is having a tight Achilles tendon/ calf muscle. That's going to put and extra "up" pull on your heel (calcaneus), which will yank on where the plantar fascia connects to the calcaneus.
December 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Things that put extra pressure on your arches will contribute to plantar fasciitis. A big one is having a tight Achilles tendon/ calf muscle. That's going to put and extra "up" pull on your heel (calcaneus), which will yank on where the plantar fascia connects to the calcaneus.
Alrighty! Plantar fasciitis time!
So, do you get heel pain? Is that pain worse in the morning when you take your first steps, or really bad when you get up from resting?
Congrats: you may have plantar fasciitis!
The plantar fascia is the connective tissue supporting your arch.
So, do you get heel pain? Is that pain worse in the morning when you take your first steps, or really bad when you get up from resting?
Congrats: you may have plantar fasciitis!
The plantar fascia is the connective tissue supporting your arch.
December 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Alrighty! Plantar fasciitis time!
So, do you get heel pain? Is that pain worse in the morning when you take your first steps, or really bad when you get up from resting?
Congrats: you may have plantar fasciitis!
The plantar fascia is the connective tissue supporting your arch.
So, do you get heel pain? Is that pain worse in the morning when you take your first steps, or really bad when you get up from resting?
Congrats: you may have plantar fasciitis!
The plantar fascia is the connective tissue supporting your arch.
Ah, yes, that pesky plantar fascia! I'll touch on that with plantar fasciitis!
December 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Ah, yes, that pesky plantar fascia! I'll touch on that with plantar fasciitis!
Tonight whilst I'm at a market I'll post general plantar fasciitis info and care tips!
December 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Tonight whilst I'm at a market I'll post general plantar fasciitis info and care tips!
Oh yeah, the surgeries can be dramatic!
December 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Oh yeah, the surgeries can be dramatic!