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Podiatrists at The Foot Institute – Calgary Signal Hill specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our doctors invest an average of ten years in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles usual medical school and in fact many podiatry training programs are located inside these academic institutions. Upon achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have obtained wide-ranging healthcare training with an attention to on problems concerning the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are qualified to handle issues ranging from basic ailments for instance fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are more puzzling for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have extensive surgical education which furnish them the skill essential to execute surgical treatment on those complications that are best handled through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough 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. Understanding biomechanics and gait abnormalities allows a Foot doctor to design footwear and orthotics that can give pain relief and minimize the risk of countless problems which the feet regularly experience.