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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our doctors invest around a decade in learning, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles usual medical school and in fact a number of podiatry programmes are located inside these schools. Upon getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received wide-ranging medical instruction with a focus on issues concerning the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are instructed to care for difficulties ranging from usual ailments for example, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are even more challenging like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which supply them the skill vital to carry out surgical treatment on those conditions that are ideally managed through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a thorough practical 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 tasks. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it possible for a Podiatrist to develop shoes and orthotics that can provide pain relief and minimize the risk of a large number of troubles which the feet routinely encounter.