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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Calgary Signal Hill specialize in the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Our podiatrists invest an average of ten years in education, the first four years in undergrad studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to usual medical school and in fact a number of podiatry programs are contained inside these institutions. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have gained encompassing medical training with an emphasis on problems pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are educated to care for complications ranging from typical conditions for instance ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are much more obscure including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have substantial surgical training which supply them the prior experience necessary to perform surgery on those troubles that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet experience as we walk, run or perform other activities. Knowing biomechanics and gait problems empowers a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and reduce the chances of countless issues which the feet commonly encounter.