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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Calgary Downtown specialise in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors invest about a decade in learning, the first four years in undergrad studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and in fact a number of podiatry programs are located inside these academic institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have acquired thorough healthcare education with an emphasis on complications concerning the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are skilled to manage problems varying from commonplace ailments like fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more perplexing for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have significant surgical instruction which furnish them the prior experience vital to perform surgical treatment on those problems that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs submit to as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait problems facilitates a Podiatric doctor to design footwear and orthotics which can give pain relief and avoid a large number of complications which the feet normally experience.