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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. They invest about 10 years in education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and a number of podiatry training programs lie inside these institutions. After acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have acquired extensive medical instruction with an attention to on issues regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to handle concerns stretching from regular conditions for instance fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more sophisticated including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical instruction which supply them the expertise crucial to execute surgical treatment on those troubles that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors additionally have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet experience as we walk, run or perform other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait irregularities permits a Foot doctor to create shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and help prevent countless conditions which the feet usually encounter.