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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Calgary Signal Hill specialise in the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists put in an average of a decade in education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and many podiatry training programs are contained within these schools. Upon achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received significant medical training with a stress on problems pertaining to the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are instructed to treat concerns extending from standard problems such as ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are even more puzzling such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have thorough surgical training which furnish them the prior experience crucial to perform surgical treatment on those conditions that are ideally treated through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or perform other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities facilitates a Podiatric physician to create footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and help prevent many troubles which the feet frequently experience.