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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our doctors devote an average of 10 years in education, the first four years in undergrad studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to standard medical school and in reality a number of podiatry training programs are contained inside these academic institutions. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
Upon the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric physicians have received considerable healthcare training with an emphasis on problems pertaining to the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to treat complications ranging from common conditions like fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are much more complicated such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have extensive surgical training which supply them the experience required to perform surgical treatment on those concerns that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs experience as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait deviations enables a Podiatrist to design footwear and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and defend against numerous problems which the feet generally experience.