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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors devote an average of a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to traditional medical school and in fact a number of podiatry programs lie within these schools. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received wide-ranging medical training with a concentration on difficulties pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to address problems extending from common conditions for instance ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are more intricate for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which give them the prior experience essential to conduct surgery on those conditions that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or perform other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait abnormalities facilitates a Podiatric physician to develop shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and help prevent countless troubles which the feet normally encounter.