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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our doctors devote an average of 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to typical medical school and as a matter of fact many podiatry training programs are located within these institutions. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have gained encompassing healthcare education with an importance on problems involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are instructed to deal with concerns ranging from basic ailments such as ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more puzzling for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical instruction which give them the prior experience required to carry out surgical treatment on those conditions that are best treated 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 feet and legs submit to as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait deviations enables a Podiatric doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and avoid many troubles which the feet typically encounter.