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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Camrose specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. They invest around ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to standard medical school and several podiatry training programs are contained within these institutions. Upon procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have acquired comprehensive health care education with an attention to on concerns concerning the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to address complications stretching from standard ailments for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more obscure for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical training which supply them the experience essential to carry out surgery on those troubles that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors also have an extensive 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. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait problems empowers a Podiatrist to design footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and protect against many issues which the feet normally experience.