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Specialists here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. They put in about 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to typical medical school and in fact various podiatry programs are located inside these institutions. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Doctors have acquired extensive medical training with an emphasis on problems pertaining to the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to manage issues varying from usual disorders such as fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are more intricate like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have considerable surgical instruction which furnish them the experience required to carry out surgery on those complications that are ideally remedied through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a comprehensive practical knowledge 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. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait problems makes it easy for a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and prevent many problems which the feet commonly experience.