The Foot Institute – Okotoks

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28 Southridge Drive #130
Okotoks, AB,
T1S 1V4, Canada

Phone: 403-242-3668
Toll Free: 1-877-444-3668
www.footinstitute.com

Podiatrists: Dr. Jason Lehr

Okotoks Podiatrist & Foot Clinic

Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Okotoks focus on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. They put in about a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and actually a number of podiatry programs are contained inside these academic institutions. After acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.

Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have acquired encompassing medical training with an importance on concerns concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to treat problems varying from commonplace problems like ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are far more challenging like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical training which give them the experience vital to carry out surgery on those problems that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.

Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait deviations empowers a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and help prevent many complications which the feet commonly experience.