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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors spend around 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to regular medical school and in point of fact many podiatry programs lie within these institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have acquired significant health care education with a stress on complications concerning the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are instructed to deal with conditions varying from general ailments for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are far more challenging for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have thorough surgical instruction which furnish them the experience vital to perform surgical treatment on those troubles that are ideally treated through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have an extensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs withstand as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Understanding biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it easy for a Podiatrist to develop shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and avoid many troubles which the feet usually encounter.