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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists devote about a decade in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to typical medical school and as a matter of fact several podiatry training programs are located within these academic institutions. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have obtained comprehensive medical training with an importance on difficulties regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to treat problems varying from familiar ailments for instance ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are far more complicated such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have substantial surgical training which supply them the experience vital to perform surgical treatment on those concerns that are ideally managed through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet withstand as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait problems empowers a Podiatrist to design footwear and orthotics which can give pain relief and reduce the chances of many conditions which the feet regularly experience.