The Foot Institute – Leduc

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#17, 5201-50 Street
Leduc, AB,
T9E 6T4, Canada

Phone: 780-444-3668
Toll Free: 1-877-444-3668
www.footinstitute.com

Podiatrists: Todd Schnoor, Brooke Smith

Leduc Podiatrist & Foot Clinic

Health professionals here at The Foot Institute – Leduc provide services for the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our doctors invest an average of 10 years in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and in point of fact a number of podiatry programmes lie inside these schools. Upon getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional 1 to 3 years.

At the finalization of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have received encompassing healthcare training with an emphasis on problems involving the ankles and feet. They are taught to handle concerns ranging from conventional afflictions like ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more perplexing for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have thorough surgical training which furnish them the prior experience essential to perform surgery on those problems that are ideally treated through surgical treatment.

Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it possible for a Podiatrist to develop footwear and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and help prevent a large number of problems which the feet usually encounter.