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Dr.’s here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists devote an average of 10 years in education, the first four years in undergrad studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to usual medical school and in point of fact a number of podiatry programs lie inside these academic institutions. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have received thorough medical education with an attention to on concerns pertaining to the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are studied to handle issues ranging from standard ailments for example, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more obscure for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have extensive surgical education which supply them the experience crucial to execute surgical treatment on those issues 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 legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait abnormalities enables a Foot doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and help prevent a large number of troubles which the feet usually encounter.