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Dr.’s at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists devote an average of 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to usual medical school and as a matter of fact several podiatry programmes are located inside these academic institutions. Upon securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional 1 to 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have acquired substantial health care training with an attention to on concerns involving the feet and ankles. They are instructed to care for conditions varying from commonplace ailments for instance, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are even more intricate like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical training which supply them the expertise vital to perform surgery on those concerns that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors additionally have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs go through as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait irregularities makes it possible for a Podiatrist to develop shoes and orthotics that can provide pain relief and avoid many problems which the feet generally encounter.