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Dr.’s at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors put in around 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to traditional medical school and actually a number of podiatry programmes are located inside these institutions. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have obtained significant medical training with a focus on problems regarding the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are trained to care for difficulties varying from regular problems like ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are more perplexing for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have thorough surgical instruction which provide them the experience crucial to execute surgical treatment on those concerns that are ideally treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors also have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs go through as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait peculiarities allows a Podiatric doctor to develop shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and help prevent numerous troubles which the feet generally encounter.