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Podiatrists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors put in approximately ten years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles usual medical school and in fact several podiatry programmes lie within these academic institutions. After acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have obtained wide-ranging medical training with an importance on difficulties regarding the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to handle concerns extending from typical ailments such as fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are a lot more puzzling for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical instruction which furnish them the skill necessary to conduct surgical treatment on those concerns that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs submit to as we walk, run or perform other activities. Understanding biomechanics and gait problems makes it possible for a Podiatric doctor to design footwear and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and prevent many conditions which the feet typically encounter.