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Health professionals here at The Foot Institute – Calgary Sunpark provide services for the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists invest approximately 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles typical medical school and a number of podiatry training programs are contained within these institutions. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have received comprehensive medical training with an attention to on problems pertaining to the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are qualified to deal with problems stretching from conventional ailments for instance ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are far more challenging including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have extensive surgical education which furnish them the prior experience crucial to perform surgical treatment on those problems that are best handled through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Understanding biomechanics and gait deviations makes it easy for a Podiatric doctor to create shoes and orthotics that can provide pain relief and protect against a large number of complications which the feet regularly encounter.