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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Airdrie provide services for the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. They spend around a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and in fact a number of podiatry training programs lie within 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 Foot doctors have obtained encompassing health care instruction with an attention to on difficulties concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to address complications varying from simple conditions for example, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are far more obscure including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical education which supply them the skill required to conduct surgical treatment on those conditions that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait irregularities facilitates a Podiatrist to design footwear and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and prevent numerous troubles which the feet routinely experience.