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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. They spend approximately 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to regular medical school and in fact various podiatry programmes lie inside these institutions. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have gained comprehensive health care training with an attention to on conditions regarding the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are educated to treat complications ranging from usual ailments such as fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more obscure for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have significant surgical education which provide them the practical experience necessary to perform surgical treatment on those troubles that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs withstand as we walk, run or perform other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait abnormalities enables a Foot doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and reduce the chances of many problems which the feet normally encounter.