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Medical doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. They spend approximately 10 years in education, the first four years in undergrad studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and in point of fact many podiatry programs are contained within these academic institutions. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Foot doctors have acquired considerable medical instruction with a stress on complications regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to manage difficulties extending from usual disorders for example, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are far more perplexing such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have thorough surgical education which supply them the prior experience essential to carry out surgical treatment on those issues that are best handled 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 experience as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait deviations empowers a Podiatric doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and avoid a large number of issues which the feet routinely encounter.