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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors spend an average of a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and as a matter of fact quite a number podiatry training programs are located within these schools. Upon acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
Upon the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have acquired wide-ranging healthcare education with an emphasis on problems regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to manage problems stretching from simple disorders such as ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are much more complicated like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical education which give them the practical experience crucial to conduct surgery on those concerns that are best managed through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors additionally have an extensive knowledge 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. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities facilitates a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and minimize the risk of countless issues which the feet normally encounter.