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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Calgary Downtown provide services for the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors invest about 10 years in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to standard medical school and in fact several podiatry training programs are contained inside these schools. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have received encompassing health care instruction with a main focus on conditions involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to address conditions stretching from commonplace conditions for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are even more complex such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have considerable surgical education which provide them the experience necessary to execute surgical treatment on those troubles that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors also have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs go through as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait abnormalities empowers a Foot doctor to develop shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and prevent numerous conditions which the feet commonly experience.