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Podiatrists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our doctors spend an average of a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to traditional medical school and as a matter of fact many podiatry training programs lie within these schools. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric doctors have gained significant healthcare instruction with a concentration on complications concerning the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are trained to treat problems stretching from common disorders like ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are even more obscure for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have significant surgical training which give them the experience necessary to carry out surgical treatment on those problems that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or perform other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait deviations permits a Podiatric physician to create shoes and orthotics that can give pain relief and prevent countless conditions which the feet regularly encounter.