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Dr.’s at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. They devote around 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and various podiatry programmes are located inside these institutions. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have gained thorough health care training with a stress on problems concerning the feet and ankles. They are qualified to treat problems ranging from common problems for instance fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are a lot more obscure including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have thorough surgical education which supply them the experience essential to perform surgical treatment on those troubles that are ideally handled through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors likewise have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs withstand as we walk, run or perform other activities. Understanding biomechanics and gait deviations makes it possible for a Foot doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and minimize the risk of numerous conditions which the feet normally encounter.