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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. They devote an average of a decade in education, the first four years in undergrad studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to typical medical school and in point of fact many podiatry programmes are located inside these academic institutions. After receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received encompassing healthcare training with a concentration on conditions pertaining to the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are trained to treat difficulties stretching from normal afflictions for example, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are even more obscure like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have thorough surgical training which furnish them the expertise needed to perform surgery on those concerns that are ideally remedied through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors furthermore have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Understanding biomechanics and gait deviations makes it possible for a Foot doctor to develop shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and help prevent a large number of problems which the feet usually encounter.