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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our doctors put in around a decade in learning, the first four years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and numerous podiatry programmes are contained within these academic institutions. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have acquired wide-ranging health care instruction with a stress on conditions concerning the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are trained to handle conditions ranging from conventional conditions like fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more complicated for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which give them the practical experience necessary to perform surgical treatment on those troubles that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait peculiarities permits a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics that can provide pain relief and reduce the chances of many problems which the feet generally experience.