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Dr.’s at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists spend about ten years in learning, the first four years in undergrad studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and actually quite a number podiatry training programs are located within these schools. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have received encompassing healthcare training with a stress on complications concerning the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are studied to manage problems stretching from usual ailments for instance ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are even more sophisticated for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have significant surgical instruction which give them the practical experience required to perform surgery on those problems 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 legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or perform other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait peculiarities empowers a Podiatric doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and reduce the chances of numerous complications which the feet normally encounter.