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Medical professionals here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. They invest about 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and in fact various podiatry programmes lie within these institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have gained comprehensive medical training with an attention to on conditions regarding the ankles and feet. They are qualified to care for problems ranging from conventional ailments for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are even more puzzling such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which furnish them the practical experience crucial to carry out surgery on those concerns that are ideally handled through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait problems permits a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and avoid many problems which the feet frequently encounter.