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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. They put in around ten years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to typical medical school and numerous podiatry programmes are located within these institutions. After receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have gained encompassing health care instruction with a concentration on conditions regarding the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are skilled to handle difficulties extending from common problems for example, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are far more challenging such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical instruction which provide them the skill necessary to perform surgery on those issues that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs submit to as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait deviations makes it possible for a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics that can give pain relief and prevent many issues which the feet generally experience.