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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Calgary Signal Hill provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. They spend around 10 years in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to regular medical school and as a matter of fact numerous podiatry programmes are contained inside these institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric physicians have obtained thorough healthcare education with a focus on issues concerning the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are instructed to care for concerns ranging from conventional problems for instance ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are even more complicated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have significant surgical instruction which give them the experience needed to conduct surgery on those problems that are best remedied through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs withstand as we walk, run or perform other activities. Knowing biomechanics and gait abnormalities empowers a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of a large number of problems which the feet typically encounter.