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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists spend approximately a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles typical medical school and as a matter of fact numerous podiatry programs are contained inside these institutions. Upon receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for an additional one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric physicians have gained comprehensive healthcare training with a stress on concerns concerning the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are skilled to treat concerns extending from normal afflictions such as ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are more puzzling for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have comprehensive surgical training which provide them the experience vital to perform surgical treatment on those concerns that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait problems permits a Podiatric doctor to develop shoes and orthotics that can give pain relief and protect against numerous problems which the feet commonly encounter.