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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists spend an average of a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles standard medical school and in reality many podiatry training programs are contained within these institutions. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received encompassing medical training with a stress on difficulties concerning the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are educated to treat difficulties extending from general afflictions for example, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are a lot more intricate for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have significant surgical training which furnish them the expertise necessary to perform surgery on those complications that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also 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 carry out other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it easy for a Foot doctor to develop shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and help prevent many issues which the feet normally encounter.