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Podiatrists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors spend around ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and in fact numerous podiatry programs lie inside these schools. Upon getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have obtained extensive healthcare education with an attention to on problems pertaining to the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are instructed to deal with difficulties varying from common disorders for instance ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are even more complicated for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical training which furnish them the experience required to execute surgical treatment on those problems that are ideally managed through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs receive as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait problems facilitates a Foot doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and protect against countless conditions which the feet regularly experience.