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Medical professionals here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors spend approximately a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to standard medical school and in fact many podiatry programs lie within these academic institutions. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have obtained extensive medical training with an emphasis on conditions regarding the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to handle issues stretching from general afflictions for instance ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are even more obscure for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have thorough surgical training which provide them the skill necessary to execute surgical treatment on those concerns that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors also have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet experience as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities empowers a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and protect against countless complications which the feet typically experience.