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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our doctors devote approximately 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and several podiatry programmes are located within these schools. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have received wide-ranging medical training with an attention to on conditions involving the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are educated to treat difficulties varying from common conditions such as ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more puzzling like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have significant surgical training which furnish them the expertise required to execute surgical treatment on those problems that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors also have an extensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Understanding biomechanics and gait problems facilitates a Foot doctor to design footwear and orthotics which can give pain relief and prevent numerous troubles which the feet usually encounter.