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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. They put in about a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles usual medical school and actually various podiatry 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 one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have acquired significant healthcare education with an importance on conditions concerning the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are educated to treat problems stretching from simple ailments like ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more perplexing such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have extensive surgical instruction which provide them the expertise necessary to execute surgical treatment on those issues that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs endure as we walk, run or perform other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait peculiarities permits a Podiatrist to design footwear and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and minimize the risk of countless conditions which the feet generally encounter.