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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. They put in approximately 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and actually quite a number podiatry training programs are contained inside these schools. Upon achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have acquired comprehensive medical training with an emphasis on issues regarding the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are instructed to treat difficulties varying from general problems for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are far more puzzling for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical education which provide them the experience essential to execute surgery on those conditions that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have an extensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait problems permits a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and defend against numerous conditions which the feet regularly encounter.