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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors put in an average of 10 years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles regular medical school and actually various podiatry training programs are contained within these academic institutions. Upon achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have received considerable healthcare instruction with a concentration on difficulties pertaining to the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are skilled to treat difficulties extending from standard conditions for instance fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are more complicated for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have substantial surgical education which give them the skill necessary to execute surgery on those problems that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs endure as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait deviations permits a Podiatric doctor to create footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and prevent many problems which the feet normally experience.