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Dr.’s at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Our doctors invest an average of a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and a number of podiatry programmes are located inside these institutions. Upon procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have gained substantial medical training with a concentration on difficulties involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to deal with concerns ranging from basic ailments like fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are far more obscure including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have significant surgical training which supply them the skill vital to perform surgical treatment on those problems that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Recognizing biomechanics and gait deviations makes it possible for a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and prevent a large number of conditions which the feet routinely experience.