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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors devote around 10 years in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and as a matter of fact several podiatry training programs are located inside these institutions. After acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for an additional one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have obtained significant medical training with a focus on problems pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to address issues ranging from typical conditions for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are far more complicated including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical instruction which supply them the expertise needed to perform surgery on those problems that are ideally handled 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 perform other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait peculiarities permits a Foot doctor to create shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and reduce the chances of countless problems which the feet frequently encounter.