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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors invest about 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to general medical school and in reality numerous podiatry training programs are contained inside these institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or post degree residency, our Foot doctors have acquired wide-ranging healthcare education with a focus on concerns concerning the ankles and feet. They are taught to care for issues ranging from commonplace conditions for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are much more sophisticated such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have substantial surgical training which provide them the experience necessary to perform surgical treatment on those troubles that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
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 perform other tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait abnormalities empowers a Podiatric physician to create shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and avoid many complications which the feet regularly experience.