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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists put in around a decade in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and in fact several podiatry programmes are located within these institutions. After acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have gained encompassing medical instruction with an attention to on difficulties involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are educated to care for concerns varying from basic ailments like fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are more sophisticated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have extensive surgical training which furnish them the skill needed to execute surgical treatment on those problems that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs go through as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities enables a Podiatrist to develop shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and defend against countless problems which the feet commonly encounter.