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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists put in an average of ten years in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to typical medical school and actually quite a number podiatry programs lie within these institutions. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have obtained wide-ranging healthcare training with a focus on concerns concerning the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are trained to handle complications ranging from typical ailments like fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are a lot more sophisticated for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical education which provide them the prior experience needed to conduct surgery on those issues that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs receive as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait deviations makes it easy for a Foot doctor to develop footwear and orthotics which can provide pain relief and help prevent countless conditions which the feet frequently experience.