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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Chestermere concentrate on the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists spend around 10 years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles general medical school and in fact numerous podiatry training programs lie within these institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received wide-ranging medical training with a main focus on problems pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to treat problems stretching from familiar ailments for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are a lot more complicated like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have substantial surgical instruction which supply them the practical experience required to carry out surgical treatment on those conditions that are ideally remedied through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute furthermore have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet experience as we walk, run or perform other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait irregularities makes it easy for a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and reduce the chances of countless problems which the feet frequently encounter.