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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists put in an average of 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and quite a number podiatry programmes are contained inside these institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 - 3 years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have gained encompassing medical instruction with a focus on problems concerning the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to deal with concerns stretching from normal ailments for example, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are a lot more puzzling for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical training which give them the practical experience required to conduct surgical treatment on those problems that are best remedied through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Recognizing biomechanics and gait problems makes it easy for a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and avoid numerous problems which the feet frequently encounter.