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Dr.’s at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. They spend an average of a decade in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to general medical school and in fact numerous podiatry training programs lie inside these academic institutions. Upon receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Doctors have acquired comprehensive medical education with an importance on problems regarding the ankles and feet. They are educated to manage conditions ranging from common disorders for example, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are more challenging for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have comprehensive surgical instruction which furnish them the expertise necessary to perform surgery on those problems that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet receive as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait abnormalities permits a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and defend against many troubles which the feet commonly experience.