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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists invest an average of ten years in learning, the first four years in undergrad studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and in point of fact various podiatry programs are located within these institutions. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional 1 to 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have acquired considerable health care training with an importance on concerns involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to handle issues varying from conventional disorders for example, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more complicated such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have considerable surgical education which provide them the experience vital to execute surgery on those concerns that are ideally handled through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also 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 perform other tasks. Understanding biomechanics and gait problems empowers a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics that can give pain relief and prevent many conditions which the feet frequently experience.