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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our doctors put in about ten years in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and in fact a number of podiatry training programs lie inside these schools. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have received thorough healthcare instruction with an attention to on complications regarding the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to address difficulties varying from basic disorders like ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more sophisticated such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have substantial surgical instruction which supply them the skill necessary to perform surgical treatment on those problems that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait deviations makes it possible for a Foot doctor to design footwear and orthotics which can give pain relief and protect against a large number of troubles which the feet usually encounter.