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Specialists here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our doctors spend approximately ten years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and in reality many podiatry programs are contained inside these institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have received significant medical training with a focus on complications regarding the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are studied to care for problems ranging from conventional afflictions for example, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are more perplexing for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have thorough surgical education which supply them the experience crucial to conduct surgical treatment on those issues that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough 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 tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait problems enables a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and defend against numerous complications which the feet routinely encounter.