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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. They spend around a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and in reality many podiatry programs lie within these institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received encompassing health care instruction with an attention to on complications involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are educated to address problems ranging from typical ailments for instance, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more perplexing like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have considerable surgical training which furnish them the skill crucial to conduct surgical treatment on those issues that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait deviations enables a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and prevent a large number of problems which the feet regularly encounter.