Dr. Pifer is great. He not only has a wealth of medical knowledge and experience, he is very perceptive. Let me give you an example.
For over a year, my feet were killing me. Muscle spasms in the sole and heel--where I didn't think cramps were even possible--left me hobbled. My Family Practitioner checked my electrolytes and prescribed quinine. When that didn't work she gave up.
Then I tried a fancy internist. He did all sorts of fancy blood tests (not covered by insurance, buy the way), took X-rays (with no weight on the foot), and drew a blank. When one non-fasting blood test finally showed a slightly elevated glucose level, he announced that the foot pain was peripheral diabetic neuropathy-even though I never showed any sign of diabetes before or since. What an idiot.
In short, MDs totally failed me.
A friend (who actually was diabetic) recommended Dr. Pifer. He took a standing X-ray that showed the foot s-p-l-a-y-i-n-g with weight on it, correctly diagnosed a sports injury (overstretched plantar fascia), taped up the foot, and for the first time in a year I got relief. Just like that.
Some MDs turn up their noses at Podiatrists. Let me tell you, I'd rather have one Podiatrist who is awake and paying attention than 100 MDs who are asleep at the wheel. read more