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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our podiatrists put in approximately 10 years in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles usual medical school and in fact quite a number podiatry programs are contained within these schools. Upon acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric doctors have gained substantial health care instruction with an emphasis on complications concerning the feet and ankles. They are instructed to care for problems ranging from general conditions for instance, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are more sophisticated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have comprehensive surgical training which provide them the expertise crucial to execute surgery on those complications that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Learning about biomechanics and gait deviations enables a Podiatric physician to create shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of countless complications which the feet normally encounter.