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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists devote about ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to usual medical school and in reality many podiatry programmes are located within these schools. Upon achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Foot doctors have gained thorough medical instruction with an importance on problems pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to care for concerns ranging from conventional afflictions for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are even more obscure for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have thorough surgical instruction which furnish them the prior experience necessary to execute surgical treatment on those conditions that are ideally handled through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally 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 carry out other tasks. Recognizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities allows a Podiatric physician to create shoes and orthotics that can offer pain relief and prevent a large number of complications which the feet generally encounter.