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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Camrose concentrate on the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our podiatrists spend an average of a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles typical medical school and in fact many podiatry programmes are contained inside these institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have received extensive medical education with a concentration on concerns regarding the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to treat issues extending from standard disorders for instance, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are much more puzzling for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have extensive surgical education which supply them the expertise required to carry out surgery on those complications that are best managed through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors additionally 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 perform other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait abnormalities allows a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and defend against many problems which the feet regularly experience.