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Podiatrists here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists invest approximately 10 years in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to general medical school and several podiatry programmes are contained inside these academic institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have acquired comprehensive medical instruction with a main focus on complications pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to treat difficulties stretching from general problems for example, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are far more challenging for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have extensive surgical training which provide them the experience crucial to perform surgery on those concerns that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors additionally have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it easy for a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and reduce the chances of many issues which the feet regularly encounter.