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Podiatrists here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists spend about a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles regular medical school and as a matter of fact several podiatry programs are located inside these institutions. After acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received significant healthcare education with a concentration on complications pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to deal with complications ranging from usual ailments for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are even more intricate for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have considerable surgical instruction which provide them the skill crucial to perform surgery on those problems that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait problems makes it easy for a Foot doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and help prevent numerous complications which the feet usually encounter.