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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. They put in about a decade in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to typical medical school and in fact various podiatry programmes are contained within these schools. After receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have received encompassing medical instruction with a concentration on concerns pertaining to the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are instructed to manage conditions stretching from regular problems for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are a lot more intricate for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which supply them the experience required to execute surgery on those problems that are best remedied through surgical treatment.
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 receive as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait deviations allows a Podiatric physician to create shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and avoid numerous troubles which the feet frequently encounter.