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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists devote approximately 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and numerous podiatry programs are located within these academic institutions. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have gained substantial health care training with an emphasis on complications involving the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are studied to treat problems ranging from usual disorders such as ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are much more complicated like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical instruction which furnish them the experience essential to carry out surgery on those complications that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs withstand as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities allows a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and avoid many troubles which the feet routinely encounter.