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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. They invest around ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles usual medical school and various podiatry training programs are contained inside these academic institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received significant healthcare training with a stress on conditions concerning the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to care for concerns stretching from typical conditions for instance ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are far more intricate for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical training which furnish them the skill required to execute surgery on those complications that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities allows a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and defend against countless complications which the feet generally experience.