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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors devote about 10 years in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to usual medical school and in point of fact many podiatry training programs are contained inside these academic institutions. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have gained extensive health care training with an emphasis on difficulties concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to deal with difficulties extending from commonplace ailments for example, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more challenging such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have comprehensive surgical instruction which furnish them the expertise essential to carry out surgery on those issues that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet go through as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Learning about biomechanics and gait abnormalities facilitates a Podiatrist to develop footwear and orthotics which can give pain relief and defend against many troubles which the feet commonly experience.