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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. They devote approximately 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and actually quite a number podiatry training programs lie inside these institutions. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have obtained wide-ranging medical instruction with an emphasis on problems pertaining to the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are instructed to treat difficulties ranging from general ailments like ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are even more intricate for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical education which supply them the skill required to perform surgery on those conditions that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs experience as we walk, run or perform other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait abnormalities enables a Podiatrist to design footwear and orthotics that can give pain relief and defend against a large number of complications which the feet frequently encounter.