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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. They put in an average of a decade in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles standard medical school and in point of fact numerous podiatry programs are contained within these academic institutions. Upon securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Foot doctors have received encompassing healthcare training with a main focus on issues concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to manage concerns varying from usual afflictions such as ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are much more complicated such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have extensive surgical instruction which give them the experience crucial to carry out surgical treatment on those problems that are ideally remedied through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors additionally have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs endure as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities empowers a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics that can provide pain relief and minimize the risk of many troubles which the feet regularly experience.