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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our doctors invest an average of 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and in point of fact quite a number podiatry programs are contained within these schools. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have gained thorough medical training with a focus on concerns regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to deal with concerns extending from conventional ailments such as fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more obscure such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical instruction which furnish them the prior experience crucial to conduct surgical treatment on those problems that are ideally treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough 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 tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait deviations allows a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and avoid countless complications which the feet frequently experience.