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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. They spend around a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to typical medical school and quite a number podiatry training programs are located within these academic institutions. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have obtained considerable medical training with a main focus on complications concerning the feet and ankles. They are skilled to address problems varying from conventional afflictions for example, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are even more puzzling for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have significant surgical training which give them the experience crucial to execute surgery on those concerns that are ideally managed through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors additionally have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs receive as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait peculiarities permits a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and defend against numerous issues which the feet normally encounter.