The Foot Institute – Camrose

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Smith Clinic

# 1, 6601-48 Avenue
Camrose, AB,
T4V 4G8, Canada

Phone: 780-679-2467
Toll Free: 1-877-444-3668
www.footinstitute.com

Podiatrists: Joshua Leavitt

Camrose Podiatrist & Foot Clinic

Health professionals here at The Foot Institute – Camrose specialise in the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our doctors put in about ten years in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and actually quite a number podiatry programs are contained inside these institutions. Upon receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.

Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have received encompassing health care education with an emphasis on issues regarding the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are taught to address conditions stretching from normal problems for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are far more obscure such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have substantial surgical instruction which furnish them the practical experience crucial to perform surgical treatment on those conditions that are best managed 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 endure as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities permits a Foot doctor to design footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and protect against a large number of complications which the feet generally encounter.