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Physicians here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. They put in an average of 10 years in 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 is similar to usual medical school and in reality several podiatry training programs lie within these schools. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Foot doctors have received significant medical training with an emphasis on issues involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to handle complications stretching from regular afflictions for instance, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are a lot more puzzling for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have considerable surgical instruction which furnish them the expertise essential to perform surgical treatment on those complications that are ideally treated through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors also have a comprehensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs withstand as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Recognizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it possible for a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and avoid many problems which the feet frequently encounter.