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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists devote an average of 10 years in learning, the first four years in undergrad studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to usual medical school and a number of podiatry programs are located inside these institutions. Upon securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional 1 - 3 years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have received encompassing health care training with an importance on conditions regarding the feet and ankles. They are trained to treat difficulties varying from simple problems such as fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more sophisticated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have thorough surgical instruction which furnish them the practical experience necessary to perform surgery on those concerns that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or perform other activities. Understanding biomechanics and gait deviations makes it easy for a Podiatric physician to create shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and minimize the risk of a large number of conditions which the feet regularly experience.