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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Our podiatrists devote an average of 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles traditional medical school and several podiatry programmes are contained inside these schools. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have acquired extensive medical training with an attention to on problems concerning the ankles and feet. They are instructed to handle issues stretching from common problems such as fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are more complicated for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have considerable surgical instruction which furnish them the experience crucial to perform surgical treatment on those conditions that are best remedied through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute furthermore have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs experience as we walk, run or perform other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait deviations facilitates a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and reduce the chances of many troubles which the feet usually encounter.