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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. They put in an average of ten years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and in fact numerous podiatry programmes are contained inside these schools. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric physicians have gained wide-ranging medical instruction with a stress on difficulties regarding the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to handle complications ranging from simple problems such as fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are a lot more complex for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have substantial surgical instruction which provide them the expertise vital to execute surgery on those issues that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors additionally have a thorough practical knowledge 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 tasks. Understanding biomechanics and gait problems facilitates a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics that can give pain relief and minimize the risk of countless troubles which the feet frequently experience.