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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists invest around 10 years in education, the first four years in undergrad studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and actually many podiatry programs are contained within these institutions. After acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have obtained extensive health care education with an attention to on complications concerning the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are trained to address problems varying from basic disorders for instance, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are even more complex for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have considerable surgical training which supply them the experience vital to perform surgical treatment on those issues that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors also have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait problems enables a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics that can give pain relief and avoid a large number of complications which the feet generally encounter.