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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors put in an average of ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles typical medical school and in reality numerous podiatry programmes are located inside these institutions. Upon achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have received substantial healthcare education with a focus on issues involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to handle conditions varying from familiar disorders for instance ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are even more complex for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical education which give them the experience vital to perform surgery on those issues that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors likewise 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 carry out other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait deviations makes it possible for a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and prevent countless conditions which the feet generally encounter.