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Podiatrists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors devote an average of ten years in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to typical medical school and in point of fact numerous podiatry programs lie within these schools. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have obtained substantial healthcare instruction with an importance on complications regarding the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to treat difficulties stretching from general disorders for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are much more obscure for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have thorough surgical training which furnish them the skill necessary to execute surgery on those problems that are ideally treated through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors furthermore have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs endure as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait deviations allows a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and minimize the risk of countless troubles which the feet usually encounter.