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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. They devote about ten years in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles typical medical school and in reality numerous podiatry training programs are located within these academic institutions. Upon securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have obtained wide-ranging healthcare instruction with a stress on concerns pertaining to the ankles and feet. They are trained to address problems ranging from typical conditions for instance ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are a lot more intricate for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have substantial surgical education which provide them the expertise required to carry out surgery on those conditions that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have an extensive knowledge 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. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities empowers a Foot doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and minimize the risk of many conditions which the feet regularly encounter.