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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists invest an average of ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and as a matter of fact numerous podiatry training programs are located within these institutions. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have obtained significant medical training with a concentration on issues concerning the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are trained to address complications varying from conventional disorders such as ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are a lot more challenging for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have substantial surgical instruction which provide them the skill crucial to perform surgery on those concerns that are best managed through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors also have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet receive as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it easy for a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and help prevent numerous conditions which the feet usually experience.