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Dr.’s at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists devote about ten years in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to typical medical school and in reality quite a number podiatry training programs lie within these schools. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received wide-ranging medical education with an emphasis on difficulties involving the feet and ankles. They are instructed to treat complications stretching from standard ailments for instance, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more obscure including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which provide them the prior experience crucial to perform surgery on those problems that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait deviations makes it easy for a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and help prevent numerous issues which the feet frequently experience.