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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. They spend around ten years in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles general medical school and in point of fact a number of podiatry programmes lie inside these institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 - 3 years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric doctors have acquired encompassing healthcare training with a focus on problems involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are instructed to care for complications extending from basic problems for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are even more perplexing for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have significant surgical training which furnish them the experience required to carry out surgical treatment on those troubles that are ideally handled through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors furthermore have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait irregularities makes it easy for a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and reduce the chances of countless issues which the feet frequently encounter.