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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Grande Prairie specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors spend an average of a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles general medical school and as a matter of fact a number of podiatry training programs are located within these academic institutions. Upon acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have obtained extensive medical education with an attention to on conditions regarding the feet and ankles. They are trained to treat concerns extending from familiar problems such as ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are more perplexing for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical education which supply them the skill required to carry out surgery on those issues that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors furthermore have an extensive practical knowledge 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. Comprehending biomechanics and gait abnormalities permits a Podiatric doctor to design footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and help prevent countless complications which the feet routinely encounter.