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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our doctors put in about a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles regular medical school and in fact numerous podiatry programmes are contained within these institutions. Upon procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 - 3 years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received extensive medical training with a concentration on difficulties pertaining to the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are skilled to deal with problems ranging from regular conditions such as fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are far more intricate for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have extensive surgical training which supply them the skill vital to execute surgery on those concerns that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or perform other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait irregularities makes it easy for a Foot doctor to develop footwear and orthotics which can provide pain relief and protect against a large number of conditions which the feet normally experience.