Print This Page     Close Window Consult Request Guidelines for Foot/Heel Pain     Foot/Heel Pain Suggested Pre-Referral Evaluation and Management Guidelines Consider: stress fracture, plantar fasciitis, chronic tendonitis If diabetic or bilateral symptoms, consider peripheral neuropathy, Charcot arthropathy Evaluate shoe wear Suggested Additional Test/Management Prior to Specialty Visit If pain localized to specific site, consider standing x-rays of feet, stress fracture, Charcot changes If pain associated with burning, numbness or tingling, EMG if worsening or motor involvement If neurogenic pain, also consider lab studies including: WESR, CBC, LFTS, creatinine, fasting glucose, Hgb A1C, TSH, T4 , B12, SPEP, UPEP, UFix Consider bone scan if x-ray negative for stress fracture Patient Education/Information (includes preps) Plantar fasciitis Stress fractures Tendon Injury (Tendinopathy) Appointment Timeframe Consider bone scan if x-ray negative for stress fracture How to Get Results to Consultant UMHS Patients: See CareWeb External Patients: hand carry medical records and clinic notes to visit Clinic Contact Information Physician: 800-962-3555 Patient: 734-936-7175 Clinic Location Sites Eisenhower Park West UM Consulting Physician Miles O. Colwell, M.D. Brian M. Kelly, D.O. Sonya R. Miller, M.D. M. Catherine Spires, M.D. Revised on: 01/28/2011