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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. They put in about a decade in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to standard medical school and in reality several podiatry training programs are located within these academic institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have acquired considerable health care training with an emphasis on difficulties concerning the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are educated to address conditions ranging from conventional ailments for example, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are much more intricate for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have extensive surgical education which supply them the skill needed to execute surgical treatment on those complications that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs receive as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Learning about biomechanics and gait irregularities enables a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics that can provide pain relief and defend against numerous issues which the feet normally experience.