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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Calgary Signal Hill concentrate on the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our doctors invest about a decade in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to standard medical school and actually many podiatry programmes are located inside these institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have acquired extensive healthcare training with a stress on difficulties involving the feet and ankles. They are instructed to handle difficulties varying from usual afflictions for instance, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are even more obscure like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have thorough surgical training which furnish them the skill necessary to perform surgery on those complications that are ideally remedied through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Understanding biomechanics and gait irregularities makes it possible for a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and minimize the risk of numerous troubles which the feet generally experience.