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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors put in an average of a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles traditional medical school and in reality many podiatry programs lie within these institutions. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have received thorough medical training with an attention to on problems regarding the feet and ankles. They are instructed to manage complications ranging from regular disorders for instance fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more complex including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have extensive surgical training which furnish them the practical experience vital to perform surgery on those troubles that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Learning about biomechanics and gait problems allows a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and minimize the risk of a large number of issues which the feet regularly encounter.