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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Calgary provide services for the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Our podiatrists invest an average of 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to standard medical school and actually a number of podiatry training programs are located inside these schools. After acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have received comprehensive healthcare training with a focus on difficulties involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to handle conditions varying from conventional problems for instance fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more puzzling for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical education which furnish them the practical experience vital to perform surgery on those problems that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait irregularities allows a Podiatrist to develop shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and defend against many problems which the feet usually experience.