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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors devote an average of a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and numerous podiatry programs are located inside these institutions. Upon procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have received extensive health care instruction with a main focus on difficulties regarding the feet and ankles. They are trained to address concerns varying from common ailments for instance fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are a lot more complicated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have extensive surgical instruction which provide them the expertise crucial to conduct surgery on those conditions that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors also have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs receive as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities facilitates a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics that can provide pain relief and defend against many complications which the feet routinely encounter.