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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists devote an average of 10 years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to typical medical school and in point of fact various podiatry programmes lie inside these schools. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received encompassing health care instruction with an emphasis on problems regarding the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are trained to handle problems ranging from conventional conditions such as fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are more complex such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have thorough surgical training which supply them the practical experience needed to perform surgical treatment on those concerns that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have an extensive expertise 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 tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait abnormalities facilitates a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and protect against many troubles which the feet commonly encounter.