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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Bonnyville specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. They put in an average of 10 years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to usual medical school and in reality a number of podiatry programs are located inside these schools. After receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have received considerable healthcare training with an emphasis on issues involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to address issues extending from typical afflictions for example, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are more complex like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have substantial surgical education which furnish them the practical experience necessary to perform surgical treatment on those conditions that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait deviations facilitates a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and minimize the risk of many problems which the feet typically experience.