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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. They invest about a decade in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and in fact several podiatry programs are located within these schools. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional 1 to 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have obtained comprehensive medical instruction with an attention to on complications concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to care for complications extending from regular ailments such as fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are more complex such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which furnish them the experience necessary to conduct surgical treatment on those problems that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute furthermore have a thorough expertise 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. Knowing biomechanics and gait problems makes it easy for a Foot doctor to design footwear and orthotics which can offer pain relief and help prevent numerous complications which the feet regularly experience.