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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors devote around ten years in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles traditional medical school and in fact quite a number podiatry programs are located within these academic institutions. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have obtained wide-ranging medical training with an attention to on problems involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to handle problems varying from typical problems like ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are a lot more sophisticated including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have significant surgical instruction which furnish them the prior experience essential to perform surgical treatment on those complications that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or perform other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait deviations makes it easy for a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics that can give pain relief and reduce the chances of a large number of complications which the feet typically experience.