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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our doctors devote around 10 years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to usual medical school and several podiatry training programs lie inside these academic institutions. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for an additional 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have gained extensive health care education with a focus on problems involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to address problems extending from basic conditions such as fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more intricate including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical education which furnish them the experience vital to execute surgical treatment on those problems that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs go through as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait peculiarities permits a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and help prevent countless issues which the feet commonly encounter.