James
A. Amis, MD is an orthopaedic surgeon who has been in the full-time practice
in the care of orthopaedic foot and ankle problems, both operative and nonoperative,
for more than 20 years.
He started his practice of instruction in orthopedic surgery at the University
of Cincinnati Medical College as an assistant professor in the Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery. With his extensive training in orthopaedic trauma
he was active in the daily care of trauma victims while on faculty.
Dr. Amis is an accomplished lecturer and is published in prestigious
medical journals and has served as an Associate Editor for Foot & Ankle
International. Dr. Amis is now dedicated to his private practice, where
he advocates his natural solutions to heel pain and other conditions of
the foot and ankle.
Dr. Amis and Heel Pain Treatment
During his tenure, Dr. Amis has had the opportunity to see and treat more
than 5000 patients with heel pain or plantar fasciitis. Early key observations
about the histories and similarities of his patients during this time led
to his heel pain treatment protocol, which is the content in this DVD. The
treatment regimen was refined in the first 5 years of his practice and since
has been a standard in his practice for more than 15 years.
Education, Training, and Practice
1976-1980- University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas,
Texas
1980-1981- Internship, General Surgery: Parkland Memorial Hospital,
Dallas, Texas
1981-1985- Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery: Parkland Memorial Hospital,
Dallas, Texas
Jan. 1984-April 1984- Additional Education: Senior Registrar, St.
Bartholomew's Hospital, London, England
July 1985- December 1985-Foot and Ankle Fellowship, Presbyterian
Hospital and St. Paul's Hospital, Dallas, Texas
Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine,
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1986-1990
Clinical Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine,
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , 1990 - present
Clinical Professor at Grandview Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic
Surgery, Dayton, Ohio , 1996 - present
Professional Societies
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
North American Foot and Ankle Association Surgery
Professional and College Sports Foot and Ankle Consultant
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Bengals
University of Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball
Xavier University Musketeers Men's Basketball
The Kroger Senior Classic, Senior PGA, Medical Director, 2000-2005
Cincinnati Cyclones
Cincinnati Jungle Cats Arena Football Team
College of Mount St. Joseph.
Dr. Amis is the exclusive Foot & Ankle Consultant for the following professional and college sports teams:
The approximate costs refers to the total cost of the particular treatment or device. Your health insurance may or may not cover a particular treatment modality, however there is almost always “out of pocket” expense to you.
All of these treatments are legitimate and are used routinely. However most of them are at best partially effective at improving the pain, and they are not aimed at the actual cause of your pain. Only the Heel Pain Video addresses the true source of your pain.
Orthotics, first of all, are expensive and are usually not covered by health insurance. While orthotics may infrequently give some pain relief, they will never solve you heel pain at its root cause. Never. Often orthotics can be painful in their own right and, as a result, are generally not well accepted by the patient.
Night splints at best reduce the heel pain that occurs first arising put of bed in the morning. Nothing more! Night splints do not help you solve your problem. Night splints comprise a large medical industry based on nothing.
A cortisone shot in the heel area can be very beneficial in treating your pain, but it is clearly temporary, and does not in any way treat the underlying cause of your heel pain. While infrequent, significant complications can occur following this injection including heel fat pad atrophy, infection, and plantar fascial rupture.
Generally speaking physical therapy (PT) is most often an expensive waste of time when treating heel pain. PT is time consuming and always inundates the patient with too many exercises that are not directed at the real cause of your problem.
Of course immobilization will make your heel pain better while you’re in the boot, but as soon as you come out your pain almost always returns. Immobilization definitely does not treat the cause of your heel pain. And casts and walking boots aren’t cheap.
Surgery is clearly a last resort and is rarely indicated for the treatment of plantar fasciitis. Surgery regardless of insurance coverage will cost you out of pocket expenses and may cause serious very costly complications that are usually permanent. Surgery does not treat the underlying cause and is certainly not a quick fix.
This video shows you the only way to treat the actual cause of plantar fasciitis. It is safe. It does not require another doctor’s visit. It is inexpensive. It is 98% effective. And it is guaranteed!
Dear Dr. Amis, Your DVD has been a truly remarkable find for me. I had suffered from plantar fasciitis for over a year. I had been to my physician about it who prescribed Celebrex and some exercises (although not your exercise), OTC orthotics, and several types of gel heel pads. They at best took a bit of the edge off, but they really gave little if any help. When I came upon the DVD on the internet, I was desperate and felt I had nothing to lose. I must admit I was very skeptical about ordering the DVD and what help that a video could give me. I watched the video and followed the instructions and after 3-4 weeks my heel pain was gone! After over a year of constant heel pain, I had none!
If someone had just told me to do that exercise, I might have tried it. But I probably would not have believed it would work. I think the video helped me to intellectualize what caused the pain and to understand that the exercise was actually accomplishing what I needed to cure the pain. And I do mean cure. Now when others ask me how I solved my heel pain I could tell them what helped me, but I believe the video is reassuring and concise about the cause, the solution and the cure.
Thank you again.
James
A. Amis, MD is an orthopaedic surgeon who has been in the full-time practice
in the care of orthopaedic foot and ankle problems, both operative and nonoperative,
for more than 20 years. 
