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Health professionals here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors spend around ten years in education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and in reality numerous podiatry programmes are contained inside these academic institutions. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional 1 - 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have obtained substantial medical education with an emphasis on complications regarding the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are educated to treat problems extending from regular ailments for instance, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more intricate like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have extensive surgical instruction which provide them the prior experience vital to carry out surgical treatment on those concerns that are ideally managed through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Knowing biomechanics and gait problems allows a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics that can give pain relief and protect against numerous complications which the feet typically experience.