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Dr.’s here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors invest approximately 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to regular medical school and in fact several podiatry programs lie inside these schools. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have received significant medical training with a focus on complications concerning the ankles and feet. They are qualified to manage problems stretching from usual conditions like ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are a lot more puzzling like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical training which furnish them the experience essential to perform surgical treatment on those conditions that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough expertise 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. Knowing biomechanics and gait deviations empowers a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics that can offer pain relief and defend against many complications which the feet regularly encounter.