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  • 11/7/2015
http://www.footdoctorsinutah.com/ - After a foot or an ankle injury, your first impulse might be to rush straight to the urgent care or emergency room. Unfortunately, at such medical locations there is often a huge wait due to other patients who are being cared for. Once you get into the emergency room, it may take the technicians some time to diagnose the injury. Due to the wait, more and more individuals with foot or ankle injuries come to foot and ankle specialists in Salt Lake City, Utah. Foot and ankle specialists, or podiatrists, are specially trained in the anatomy of the foot and ankle. The anatomy of the foot is extremely complex. Combined, the foot and ankle have 28 bones, 33 muscles, 5 major blood veins, 4 major nerves, and thousands of nerve endings. Due to their extensive specialized training, foot and ankle specialists can identify what exact part of the foot or ankle is injured. Based on the nature of the injury, a podiatrist may recommend surgery or a nonsurgical procedure such as physical therapy.