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Dr.’s at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists invest an average of a decade in learning, the first four years in undergrad studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to typical medical school and in point of fact several podiatry training programs lie within these schools. Upon achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have received encompassing health care training with a concentration on complications regarding the ankles and feet. They are taught to care for issues ranging from basic conditions for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more perplexing for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have substantial surgical education which supply them the expertise crucial to perform surgery on those problems that are best handled through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a comprehensive 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 activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it easy for a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and prevent a large number of troubles which the feet regularly encounter.