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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. They spend an average of 10 years in learning, the first four years in undergrad studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and in reality many podiatry programs lie inside these schools. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric doctors have received significant medical education with a concentration on concerns regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to care for complications varying from normal afflictions for example, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are more challenging for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have significant surgical education which furnish them the prior experience needed to execute surgical treatment on those conditions that are best remedied through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet experience as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities empowers a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and prevent a large number of complications which the feet usually encounter.