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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors invest an average of a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and actually various podiatry programs lie within these institutions. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have gained extensive medical instruction with an emphasis on concerns regarding the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are studied to address concerns stretching from usual afflictions for example, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are even more complicated including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical training which furnish them the practical experience required to carry out surgery on those concerns that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors also have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs experience as we walk, run or perform other activities. Knowing biomechanics and gait problems permits a Foot doctor to create footwear and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and help prevent many troubles which the feet regularly encounter.