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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists invest approximately a decade in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and several podiatry training programs lie inside these institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received wide-ranging medical education with an attention to on difficulties pertaining to the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are skilled to treat difficulties varying from commonplace disorders such as fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more sophisticated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have significant surgical education which give them the skill crucial to conduct surgical treatment on those problems that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute furthermore have a comprehensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs receive as we walk, run or perform other activities. Knowing biomechanics and gait irregularities allows a Podiatrist to create footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and prevent many issues which the feet frequently encounter.