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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists spend approximately a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to traditional medical school and quite a number podiatry programmes lie inside these schools. Upon securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Doctors have obtained comprehensive medical education with a main focus on difficulties involving the feet and ankles. They are taught to treat difficulties varying from simple problems for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are more puzzling for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have significant surgical education which give them the experience necessary to execute surgical treatment on those complications that are ideally handled through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or perform other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait problems empowers a Foot doctor to develop footwear and orthotics which can offer pain relief and reduce the chances of many troubles which the feet usually encounter.