The Foot Institute – Calgary North

Creekside Medical

#4, 12192 Symons Valley Road
Calgary, AB,
T3P 0A3, Canada

Phone: 403-242-3668
Toll Free: 1-877-444-3668
www.footinstitute.com

Podiatrists: Dr. Jason Lehr

Calgary North Podiatrist & Foot Clinic

Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Calgary North concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists invest around 10 years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to traditional medical school and in reality numerous podiatry programmes are contained inside these institutions. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.

Upon the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have obtained encompassing medical education with a stress on concerns pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to handle problems varying from regular ailments for example, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are more perplexing including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have substantial surgical instruction which supply them the skill necessary to perform surgical treatment on those problems that are best handled through surgical intervention.

Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a comprehensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait abnormalities enables a Podiatric physician to develop shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and reduce the chances of countless conditions which the feet routinely encounter.