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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our doctors invest an average of 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and in point of fact a number of podiatry programmes are located within these academic institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
Upon the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric doctors have acquired wide-ranging health care education with an importance on conditions regarding the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to manage problems extending from simple ailments such as ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are even more intricate for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have comprehensive surgical training which provide them the experience needed to conduct surgery on those conditions that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet receive as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it easy for a Foot doctor to develop footwear and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and protect against many issues which the feet routinely encounter.