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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. They spend around 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to typical medical school and in reality several podiatry programs lie inside these schools. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have received extensive medical education with a main focus on issues involving the feet and ankles. They are skilled to address conditions varying from typical afflictions for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are more sophisticated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical training which furnish them the experience needed to perform surgery on those problems that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait problems empowers a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and protect against countless issues which the feet generally experience.