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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our doctors devote around 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and in reality several podiatry programs are contained inside these institutions. Upon getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have gained extensive healthcare education with a main focus on problems concerning the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to treat concerns stretching from general ailments for example, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more complex such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have significant surgical training which give them the skill essential to perform surgery on those conditions that are ideally remedied through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors likewise 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 activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait problems enables a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of a large number of troubles which the feet typically experience.