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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Calgary Signal Hill specialise in the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists invest around 10 years in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and in point of fact several podiatry programmes are contained within these institutions. Upon receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional 1 - 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have gained extensive health care training with an emphasis on difficulties concerning the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are instructed to handle issues ranging from standard disorders like fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are much more complicated like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have thorough surgical instruction which supply them the practical experience vital to perform surgery on those issues that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet experience as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Recognizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it easy for a Foot doctor to develop shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and avoid a large number of complications which the feet usually experience.