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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. They spend approximately a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to usual medical school and as a matter of fact various podiatry training programs are located inside these institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians 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 Doctors have received substantial health care training with a stress on issues involving the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are instructed to deal with issues extending from commonplace ailments for instance, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are far more intricate for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical training which furnish them the expertise required to perform surgery on those issues that are ideally treated 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 withstand as we walk, run or perform other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait peculiarities facilitates a Podiatric physician to develop footwear and orthotics that can offer pain relief and prevent a large number of problems which the feet normally encounter.