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Medical doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our doctors spend about 10 years in education, the first four years in undergrad studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles usual medical school and a number of podiatry programs are located within these institutions. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for an additional 1 - 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have obtained extensive healthcare training with a focus on difficulties regarding the ankles and feet. They are instructed to manage concerns stretching from normal problems like fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are even more sophisticated including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have extensive surgical instruction which furnish them the skill vital to carry out surgery on those issues that are best handled through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or perform other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait abnormalities enables a Podiatric physician to create footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and help prevent numerous troubles which the feet usually encounter.