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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors spend approximately ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles typical medical school and quite a number podiatry training programs lie inside these schools. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have acquired thorough healthcare training with a main focus on problems involving the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are instructed to handle concerns ranging from general ailments for instance fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more sophisticated like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have comprehensive surgical training which give them the practical experience essential to conduct surgery on those problems that are ideally remedied through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors likewise have a comprehensive 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 tasks. Understanding biomechanics and gait peculiarities enables a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and help prevent countless conditions which the feet commonly encounter.