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Dr.’s here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors invest approximately 10 years in education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to traditional medical school and in fact various podiatry programmes lie inside these schools. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for an additional one to three years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received extensive medical training with an importance on difficulties regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to treat concerns extending from usual ailments for example, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more challenging like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have comprehensive surgical instruction which furnish them the prior experience vital to conduct surgery on those problems that are ideally handled through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors furthermore have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or perform other activities. Knowing biomechanics and gait problems makes it possible for a Foot doctor to create shoes and orthotics that can provide pain relief and minimize the risk of countless complications which the feet commonly experience.