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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our podiatrists devote around ten years in learning, the first four years in undergrad studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to typical medical school and actually quite a number podiatry programmes lie within these schools. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Doctors have acquired extensive health care education with a concentration on issues regarding the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are educated to deal with problems varying from common problems like ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are a lot more complicated for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have significant surgical training which furnish them the practical experience needed to carry out surgical treatment on those troubles that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors also have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet go through as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait problems empowers a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and defend against many troubles which the feet normally experience.