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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. They devote around 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and in reality a number of podiatry training programs are located inside these institutions. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Foot doctors have received encompassing medical training with a main focus on difficulties regarding the ankles and feet. They are qualified to address concerns ranging from commonplace afflictions for instance ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are more obscure including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have substantial surgical instruction which furnish them the experience required to conduct surgical treatment on those complications that are best remedied through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it possible for a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics that can give pain relief and minimize the risk of countless issues which the feet routinely encounter.