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Podiatrists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our doctors invest approximately 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and a number of podiatry programs are contained inside these schools. Upon getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for an additional one to three years.
Upon the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have acquired wide-ranging healthcare instruction with an importance on concerns regarding the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to treat conditions ranging from basic conditions such as ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are even more perplexing for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have extensive surgical education which supply them the experience needed to perform surgery on those problems that are ideally remedied through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait problems facilitates a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and prevent many complications which the feet routinely experience.