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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. They spend around 10 years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to typical medical school and in fact a number of podiatry programmes are located inside these institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received extensive healthcare education with an importance on concerns involving the ankles and feet. They are skilled to treat problems varying from typical problems for instance, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are even more intricate for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical education which supply them the experience necessary to perform surgical treatment on those issues that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors likewise have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait irregularities permits a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and help prevent numerous issues which the feet frequently encounter.