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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Calgary Sunpark concentrate on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our doctors devote approximately a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to typical medical school and several podiatry programmes are located inside these academic institutions. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have received extensive medical training with an emphasis on concerns concerning the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are qualified to care for concerns stretching from usual problems for example, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more obscure like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have substantial surgical education which furnish them the expertise vital to execute surgery on those issues that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have an extensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet withstand as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait irregularities permits a Podiatrist to create footwear and orthotics that can provide pain relief and help prevent a large number of complications which the feet regularly encounter.