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Medical professionals here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. They devote an average of 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and in point of fact quite a number podiatry programs lie inside these academic institutions. Upon securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
Upon the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have received encompassing medical training with a stress on problems involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to care for issues ranging from basic ailments for instance ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are a lot more sophisticated for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have comprehensive surgical education which supply them the expertise necessary to perform surgery on those issues that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors additionally have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait deviations empowers a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and protect against many troubles which the feet routinely encounter.