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Medical doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists spend an average of a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and numerous podiatry programs lie inside these schools. After receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric doctors have acquired thorough medical training with an emphasis on concerns involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to care for problems extending from conventional conditions for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are more intricate for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical training which give them the experience needed to execute surgery on those complications that are ideally remedied through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute furthermore have a thorough practical knowledge 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. Understanding biomechanics and gait irregularities permits a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and protect against many complications which the feet generally experience.