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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors spend around ten years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to typical medical school and in reality several podiatry programmes are located within these schools. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have gained wide-ranging medical training with a main focus on difficulties pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to address concerns ranging from basic problems for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are a lot more complex such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical education which provide them the experience necessary to execute surgical treatment on those conditions that are best handled through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet experience as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it easy for a Podiatric physician to develop footwear and orthotics that can offer pain relief and help prevent countless conditions which the feet routinely encounter.