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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. They put in approximately a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to traditional medical school and a number of podiatry programmes are contained within these academic institutions. Upon receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
At the finalization of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric physicians have acquired considerable healthcare instruction with a stress on concerns concerning the feet and ankles. They are qualified to manage problems extending from typical conditions like fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more puzzling including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have thorough surgical training which provide them the skill essential to conduct surgery on those problems that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors also have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs experience as we walk, run or perform other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait problems permits a Podiatric doctor to design footwear and orthotics which can provide pain relief and defend against numerous troubles which the feet normally encounter.