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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists put in around ten years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles regular medical school and as a matter of fact many podiatry programs are located inside these academic institutions. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists 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 Podiatrists have gained substantial medical education with an emphasis on conditions pertaining to the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to treat complications ranging from regular problems for instance, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are even more complex for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which supply them the prior experience needed to conduct surgery on those concerns that are ideally handled through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs endure as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities empowers a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and reduce the chances of numerous conditions which the feet usually encounter.