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Specialists here at The Foot Institute – Camrose specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. They invest about a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and as a matter of fact a number of podiatry programmes are located inside these academic institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have gained extensive health care education with an attention to on issues involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to treat issues ranging from usual ailments like ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are much more obscure for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical training which furnish them the skill essential to execute surgery on those conditions that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors additionally have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet receive as we walk, run or perform other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait peculiarities permits a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and defend against countless conditions which the feet generally experience.