TAME™ PFE is a minimally invasive, image-guided vascular procedure that selectively treats abnormal blood vessels that may be associated with persistent inflammation around the heel.
Another Option for Persistent Heel Pain
Many patients continue to experience heel pain even after stretching, orthotics, Physical Therapy, medications, or injections.
When conservative treatments have not provided adequate lasting relief, TAME™ PFE may be another option for appropriately selected patients.
What Is TAME™ PFE?
TAME™ PFE is an image-guided vascular procedure that selectively treats abnormal blood vessels that may be associated with persistent inflammation around the heel.
Using advanced imaging and a non-surgical approach, the physician targets selected vessels without a major surgical incision.
Unlike a traditional heel or plantar fascia injection, TAME™ PFE approaches the condition through the blood vessels associated with the affected area.
Why Patients Consider TAME™ PFE
- Minimally invasive treatment
- No major surgical incision
- Advanced image-guided precision
- Typically performed as an outpatient procedure
- Patients generally return home the same day
- Designed to preserve the surrounding structures
- May be an option when stretching, orthotics, Physical Therapy, medications, or injections have not provided adequate lasting relief
President & Medical Director
Meet Radhakrishnan Ramaraj, MD, FSCAI
Champion Heart and Vascular Center / Champion Health System
Dr. Radhakrishnan Ramaraj is an Interventional Cardiologist with extensive experience in vascular medicine and advanced image-guided and endovascular procedures. His training includes fellowship experience associated with Cedars-Sinai/UCLA and Yale University, along with vascular interpretation training at Harvard’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital.
He is board certified in Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, serves as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Campbell University, and is a Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, or FSCAI.
In 2025, Dr. Ramaraj visited Dr. Yuji Okuno’s clinic in Japan for additional training and observation related to musculoskeletal embolization.
Who May Be a Candidate for TAME™ PFE?
TAME™ PFE may be considered for patients who:
- Have persistent Plantar Fasciitis or chronic heel pain
- Continue to experience symptoms despite stretching, orthotics, or Physical Therapy
- Have tried medications or injections without adequate lasting relief
- Want to explore another treatment option when conservative care has not provided adequate improvement
- Are interested in a minimally invasive treatment when clinically appropriate
An individual clinical evaluation is required to determine candidacy.
What to Expect From TAME™ PFE
Clinical Evaluation
Champion’s medical team reviews your symptoms, medical history, and previous treatments.
Determine Candidacy
Your physician determines whether TAME™ PFE may be appropriate for your individual condition.
Image-Guided Procedure
For appropriate patients, TAME™ PFE is performed using advanced imaging and a non-surgical approach.
Follow-Up
Patients continue to receive follow-up through Champion Health System’s medical team.
Why Champion Health System?
Champion Health System provides evaluation, imaging, treatment, and follow-up through a coordinated medical team experienced in interventional cardiology, vascular medicine, and advanced endovascular procedures.
With dedicated outpatient facilities across North Carolina, Champion offers appropriately selected patients another treatment option when conservative therapy has not provided adequate lasting relief.
Clinical Evaluation
Champion’s medical team reviews your symptoms, medical history, previous treatments, and relevant clinical information.
Clinical Evaluation
Champion’s medical team reviews your symptoms, medical history, previous treatments, and relevant clinical information.
Clinical Evaluation
Champion’s medical team reviews your symptoms, medical history, previous treatments, and relevant clinical information.
Clinical Evaluation
Champion’s medical team reviews your symptoms, medical history, previous treatments, and relevant clinical information.
Clinical Evaluation
Champion’s medical team reviews your symptoms, medical history, previous treatments, and relevant clinical information.
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Our patient care team will contact you to learn more about your symptoms and help determine the appropriate next step for a clinical evaluation.
Our Locations
Champion Health System
- 1614 Williamsboro St Oxford, NC 27565
- Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Fax: (855) 618-2311
- Phoenix Office
- 7010 E. Chauncey Lane, Suite 120 - Phoenix, AZ 85054
- Phone: (480) 462-2716
Champion Heart and Vascular Center
- 710 Erwin Rd Dunn, NC 28334
- Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Fax: (855) 618-2311
- Phoenix Office
- 7010 E. Chauncey Lane, Suite 120 - Phoenix, AZ 85054
- Phone: (480) 462-2716
Champion Diabetic Wound and Limb Preservation
- 511 Ruin Creek Rd Suite 106 Henderson, NC 27536
- Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Fax: (855) 618-2311
- Phoenix Office
- 7010 E. Chauncey Lane, Suite 120 - Phoenix, AZ 85054
- Phone: (480) 462-2716
Champion Internal Medicine & Geriatrics
- 511 Ruin Creek Rd Suite 203 Henderson, NC 27536
- Mon - Fri: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
- Fax: (855) 618-2311
- Phoenix Office
- 7010 E. Chauncey Lane, Suite 120 - Phoenix, AZ 85054
- Phone: (480) 462-2716
Champion Heart and Vascular Center
- 7901 ACC Blvd #102 Raleigh, NC 27617
- Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Phoenix Office
- 7010 E. Chauncey Lane, Suite 120 - Phoenix, AZ 85054
- Phone: (480) 462-2716
- Fax: (855) 618-2311
Frequently Asked Questions
Heel injections deliver medication into or around the affected area. TAME™ PFE uses an image-guided non-surgical approach to selectively treat targeted blood vessels.
TAME™ PFE may be considered for appropriately selected patients with persistent Plantar Fasciitis or chronic heel pain who have not received adequate lasting relief from stretching, orthotics, Physical Therapy, medications, injections, or other conservative treatments.
TAME™ PFE may be considered for selected patients whose Plantar Fasciitis continues despite conservative treatment. An individual clinical evaluation is required to determine candidacy.
TAME™ PFE is typically performed as an outpatient procedure, and patients generally return home the same day.
Insurance coverage varies by plan. Our team can verify your benefits and discuss your coverage and treatment options.
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