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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists put in approximately a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles general medical school and as a matter of fact numerous podiatry training programs are located within these schools. Upon acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have acquired considerable medical training with a main focus on issues pertaining to the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are qualified to treat difficulties extending from basic problems like ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are more obscure including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical training which supply them the experience crucial to carry out surgery on those problems that are best managed through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet receive as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it possible for a Podiatric doctor to develop footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and defend against countless issues which the feet usually experience.