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Health professionals here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors invest about ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to usual medical school and in fact many podiatry programmes are located within these institutions. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Doctors have gained encompassing health care instruction with a stress on issues involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are educated to treat problems extending from general ailments for instance, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are a lot more sophisticated including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have substantial surgical instruction which supply them the expertise essential to perform surgical treatment on those issues that are ideally handled through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors furthermore have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet withstand as we walk, run or perform other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it easy for a Podiatrist to create footwear and orthotics which can offer pain relief and minimize the risk of countless issues which the feet commonly experience.