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Medical professionals here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our doctors put in an average of a decade in learning, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and in fact several podiatry programmes are located inside these schools. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have obtained considerable healthcare training with an attention to on problems pertaining to the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to treat concerns ranging from familiar problems for example, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are even more complex like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have comprehensive surgical instruction which furnish them the experience essential to carry out surgical treatment on those problems that are best remedied through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute furthermore have an extensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs experience as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities empowers a Podiatric physician to design footwear and orthotics that can give pain relief and avoid countless problems which the feet routinely encounter.