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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our podiatrists put in about ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and many podiatry programmes are located inside these institutions. After receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
Upon the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received thorough medical training with a stress on complications involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are educated to handle complications ranging from basic problems for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more intricate like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have significant surgical instruction which provide them the prior experience vital to perform surgery on those issues that are ideally treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a comprehensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it easy for a Foot doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and prevent countless complications which the feet routinely encounter.